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Philip B. Hawk

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Philip Bovier Hawk
BornJuly 18, 1874
DiedSeptember 13, 1966
Occupation(s)Biochemist, nutritionist

Philip Bovier Hawk (July 18, 1874 - September 13, 1966) was an American biochemist, nutritionist, and amateur tennis player.

Biography

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Hawk was born in East Branch, New York. He studied at Wesleyan University, where he obtained his B.S. degree in 1898.[1] He worked as an assistant to Wilbur Olin Atwater in nutrition research at Wesleyan University (1898–1900).[1]

Hawk studied physiological chemistry at Sheffield Scientific School and obtained his M.S. in 1902 and Ph.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1903.[2] He taught at physiological chemistry the University of Illinois and toxicology at Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College.[3] Hawk was assistant professor of physiological chemistry at University of Pennsylvania (1903-1907).[2]

He was the author of the influential book Practical Physiological Chemistry published in 1907 that went through many editions.[4][5] It contained biochemical methods and preparations that were used as laboratory exercises by medical students for more than half a century.[2] Its thirteenth, "Golden Anniversary Edition" was published in 1954.[6]

An expert in nutrition, he founded the Food and Drug Research Laboratories in 1922.[3] His research was successful and the laboratory moved to New York City and was incorporated in 1926 as the Food Research Laboratories.[1] His book Streamline for Health is a debunking of fad diets of his day, such as the Hay diet. Hawk was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Chemical Society, the American Philosophical Society,[7] and the American Physiological Society.[1]

Tennis

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Hawk was an experienced tennis player. He was a singles semifinalist at the Cincinnati Open in 1908 and won singles titles at the state championships of Delaware (1905), and Connecticut (1907, 1908 and 1909). He was a veteran champion of the United States from 1921 to 1923.[1] He was president of the West Side Tennis Club. Hawk married his second wife Gladys Taylor Lynch in 1923.[1]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume C. New York: James T. White & Company. pp. 216-217
  2. ^ a b c Rosenfeld, Louis. (1999). Four Centuries of Clinical Chemistry. Routledge. p. 448. ISBN 978-9056996451
  3. ^ a b May, Hal; Evory, Ann. (1986). Contemporary Authors, Volume 116. Gale Research International. p. 202
  4. ^ Anonymous. (1907). Reviewed Work: Practical Physiological Chemistry by Philip B. Hawk. The British Medical Journal 2: (2435), 529-529.
  5. ^ Blood, Frank R. (1955). Reviewed Work: Practical Physiological Chemistry by Philip B. Hawk, Bernard L. Oser, William H. Summerson. Science New Series 121 (3144): p. 465.
  6. ^ Anonymous. (1955). Practical Physiological Chemistry. By Philip B. Hawk, Bernard L. Oser, and William H. Summerson. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 44: 62-63.
  7. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved November 1, 2023.