Henry Clapp Sherman

Henry Clapp Sherman
Henry Clapp Sherman
Born	16 October 1875; Ash Grove, Virginia
Died	7 October 1955 (aged 79)
Nationality	American
Awards	Franklin Medal (1947)
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Doctoral students	Mary Letitia Caldwell; Victor LaMer; Adelaide Spohn

Henry Clapp Sherman (October 16, 1875 – October 7, 1955) was an American food chemist and nutritionist. He was professor of chemistry at Columbia University and a president of the American Society of Biological Chemists.^[1]

Biography

Sherman was born in Ash Grove, Virginia.^[2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Maryland Agricultural College in 1893, a Master of Science degree from Columbia University in 1896 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1897.^[2] From 1899 until his retirement he was a faculty member in the department of chemistry at Columbia University and professor of food chemistry.^[2] He was executive officer of the department of chemistry (1919-1939) and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science in 1929.^[2]

He provided early evidence that enzymes such as amylase could consist of pure protein and pioneered quantitive studies on the physiological impact of vitamin A, B1, B2, C calcium, phosphorus, iron and protein.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

He married Cora Aldrich Bowen on September 9, 1903. They had four children: Phoebe (deceased, 1929), Henry Alvord (chemical engineer), William Bowen (medicine, deceased, 1971), and Caroline Clapp (biochemist, Mrs. Oscar E. Lanford, Jr.).^[3]

Honors and awards

1926 President, American Society of Biological Chemists
1933 National Academy of Sciences, elected member
1934 William H. Nichols Medal
1947 Franklin Medal^[5]
1949 Chandler Medal, Columbia University
1950 Borden Award, American Institute of Nutrition^[3]

Selected publications

Chemistry of Food and Nutrition (1911)^[6]
Food Products (1914, 1948)^[7]
Methods of Organic Analysis (1915)
The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition (1918)^[8]
The Science of Nutrition (1943)
Foods: Their Values and Management (1946)^[9]
Food and Health (1947)^[10]
Calcium and Phosphorus in Foods and Nutrition (1947)^[11]
The Nutritional Improvement of Life (1950)^[12]
Essentials of Nutrition (1951)^[13]

References

^ Day, Paul L. (1957). "Henry Clapp Sherman: (October 16, 1875–October 7, 1955): Chemist, nutritionist, teacher, humanitarian". The Journal of Nutrition. 61 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1093/jn/61.1.1. PMID 13406603.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d King, Charles Glen. (1975). Henry Clapp Sherman October 16, 1875–October 7, 1955. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 397-398
^ ^a ^b ^c "Biographical Memoir: Henry Sherman" (PDF). NAS Online.
^ Miscellaneous Publication. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1968. p. 46.
^ "Henry Clapp Franklin Medal". 1947.
^ "Reviewed Work: Chemistry Of Food And Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2652): 1110. 1911.
^ Tyler, David B. (1949). "Reviewed Work: Food Products by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 24 (2): 158–159. doi:10.1086/397006.
^ Lusk, Graham (1918). "Reviewed Work: The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". Science. 48 (1242): 398. doi:10.1126/science.48.1242.398.
^ Glass, Bentley (1948). "Reviewed Work: Foods: Their Values and Management by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 23 (4): 377. doi:10.1086/396716.
^ Glass, Bentley (1949). "Reviewed Work: Food and Health by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 24 (4): 376.
^ McCollum, E. V. (1948). "Reviewed Work: Calcium and Phosphorus in Foods and Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 23 (1): 71.
^ Schneider, B. Aubrey (1952). "Reviewed Work: The Nutritional Improvement of Life by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (1): 113. doi:10.1086/398790.
^ Reen, R. van (1952). "Reviewed Work: Essentials of Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman, Caroline Sherman Lanford". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (2): 226. doi:10.1086/398948.

[1] Day, Paul L. (1957). "Henry Clapp Sherman: (October 16, 1875–October 7, 1955): Chemist, nutritionist, teacher, humanitarian". The Journal of Nutrition. 61 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1093/jn/61.1.1. PMID 13406603.

[King_1975-2] King, Charles Glen. (1975). Henry Clapp Sherman October 16, 1875–October 7, 1955. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 397-398

[NAS-3] "Biographical Memoir: Henry Sherman" (PDF). NAS Online.

[4] Miscellaneous Publication. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1968. p. 46.

[5] "Henry Clapp Franklin Medal". 1947.

[6] "Reviewed Work: Chemistry Of Food And Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2652): 1110. 1911.

[7] Tyler, David B. (1949). "Reviewed Work: Food Products by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 24 (2): 158–159. doi:10.1086/397006.

[8] Lusk, Graham (1918). "Reviewed Work: The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". Science. 48 (1242): 398. doi:10.1126/science.48.1242.398.

[9] Glass, Bentley (1948). "Reviewed Work: Foods: Their Values and Management by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 23 (4): 377. doi:10.1086/396716.

[10] Glass, Bentley (1949). "Reviewed Work: Food and Health by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 24 (4): 376.

[11] McCollum, E. V. (1948). "Reviewed Work: Calcium and Phosphorus in Foods and Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 23 (1): 71.

[12] Schneider, B. Aubrey (1952). "Reviewed Work: The Nutritional Improvement of Life by Henry C. Sherman". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (1): 113. doi:10.1086/398790.

[13] Reen, R. van (1952). "Reviewed Work: Essentials of Nutrition by Henry C. Sherman, Caroline Sherman Lanford". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (2): 226. doi:10.1086/398948.

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