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Wilfrid (ST from the he was professor)

ST. from the 1883 he was professor of chemistry at Purdue University, and State chemist of Indiana. From 1883 to 1912, he was chief of the Division of Chemistry in the United States Department of Agriculture. By his rigid enforcement of pure food and drug laws, he aroused the antagonism of manufacturers of patent foods and drugs, and they brought charges against him. An investigation by Congress followed and he was completely exonerated. At the time of his employment by the Department of Agriculture, he was also professor of agriculture and chemistry at George Washington University. He He resigned fro Department of Agriculture to devote himself to pure food propoganda by public lectures, and as the editor of the magazine, "Good Housekeeping." He was president of the American Chemical Society in 1893, and also served as president and official in many other scientific and learned societies. He wrote many works relating to the chemistry of food.

These include "Foods and Their Adulterations" (1911); "Not by Bread Alone" (1915); "Beverages and Their Adulterations" (1919); "Health Readers for Schools" (1919). He also wrote many Government bulletins on subjects relating to food.