Hellen Linkswiler | |
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![]() Linkswiler
c. 1975 | |
Born | January 5, 1912 |
Died | June 24, 1984 | (aged 72)
Alma mater |
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human nutrition |
Institutions |
University of Alabama University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Doctoral advisor | May Reynolds Carl A. Baumann |
Doctoral students | Constance Kies |
Hellen M. Linkswiler (January 5, 1912 – June 24, 1984) was an American dietitian and nutrition scientist who researched human mineral requirements and amino acids. She was a professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1960 to 1981.
Linkswiler was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on January 5, 1912, to Cleveland and Agnes Linkswiler. [1] She had eight siblings and was raised during the Dust Bowl. [1] In 1932, she graduated from Pawnee High School. [1] She earned a B.S. in home economics education with a minor in English from the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1939. [1] From 1944 to 1946, Linkswiler served in the SPARS during which time she worked as a dietitian overseeing the baking of hundreds of pies per day. [1] She researched vitamin B6 metabolism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's department of foods and nutrition. [1] She earned a M.S. in food and nutrition under May Reynolds in 1946 and a Ph.D. with a joint major in food and nutrition and biochemistry in 1951. [1] Reynolds and Carl A. Baumann were her doctoral advisors. [1]
Linkswiler joined the department of food and nutrition at the University of Alabama as an associate professor from 1951 to 1954. [1] She was a professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1954 to 1960. [1] While there, she became friends with faculty member Hazel Fox. [1] They conducted studies on amino acids in corn. [1] Linkswiler also researched human mineral requirements. [1] In 1960, she joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin –Madison as a professor in the department of foods and nutrition and was paid US$12,000 (equivalent to $123,591 in 2023) annually. [1] Following the retirement of her doctoral advisor Reynolds in 1962, she assumed some of her responsibilities. [1] From 1976 to 1979, Linkswiler was treasuer-elect and treasurer of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the first non-physician to be elected to an office at the society. [1] She retired in 1981 and was granted emeritus status. [1] [2] In 1983, she became a fellow of the American Institute of Nutrition. [1]
Linswiler was a member of the Westwood Christian Church. [1] In 1960, a bank required that she have a male cosigner to qualify her for a mortgage when she moved to Madison, Wisconsin. [1] Linkswiler died June 24, 1984, of cancer. [1]
Hellen Linkswiler | |
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![]() Linkswiler
c. 1975 | |
Born | January 5, 1912 |
Died | June 24, 1984 | (aged 72)
Alma mater |
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human nutrition |
Institutions |
University of Alabama University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Doctoral advisor | May Reynolds Carl A. Baumann |
Doctoral students | Constance Kies |
Hellen M. Linkswiler (January 5, 1912 – June 24, 1984) was an American dietitian and nutrition scientist who researched human mineral requirements and amino acids. She was a professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1960 to 1981.
Linkswiler was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on January 5, 1912, to Cleveland and Agnes Linkswiler. [1] She had eight siblings and was raised during the Dust Bowl. [1] In 1932, she graduated from Pawnee High School. [1] She earned a B.S. in home economics education with a minor in English from the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1939. [1] From 1944 to 1946, Linkswiler served in the SPARS during which time she worked as a dietitian overseeing the baking of hundreds of pies per day. [1] She researched vitamin B6 metabolism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's department of foods and nutrition. [1] She earned a M.S. in food and nutrition under May Reynolds in 1946 and a Ph.D. with a joint major in food and nutrition and biochemistry in 1951. [1] Reynolds and Carl A. Baumann were her doctoral advisors. [1]
Linkswiler joined the department of food and nutrition at the University of Alabama as an associate professor from 1951 to 1954. [1] She was a professor of foods and nutrition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1954 to 1960. [1] While there, she became friends with faculty member Hazel Fox. [1] They conducted studies on amino acids in corn. [1] Linkswiler also researched human mineral requirements. [1] In 1960, she joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin –Madison as a professor in the department of foods and nutrition and was paid US$12,000 (equivalent to $123,591 in 2023) annually. [1] Following the retirement of her doctoral advisor Reynolds in 1962, she assumed some of her responsibilities. [1] From 1976 to 1979, Linkswiler was treasuer-elect and treasurer of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition, the first non-physician to be elected to an office at the society. [1] She retired in 1981 and was granted emeritus status. [1] [2] In 1983, she became a fellow of the American Institute of Nutrition. [1]
Linswiler was a member of the Westwood Christian Church. [1] In 1960, a bank required that she have a male cosigner to qualify her for a mortgage when she moved to Madison, Wisconsin. [1] Linkswiler died June 24, 1984, of cancer. [1]