Atwater, W. O. (Wilbur Olin), 1844-1907

Agricultural and physiological chemist; Professor of Chemistry at Wesleyan, 1873+; director, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1875-1877; founder and director, Office of Experiment Stations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1888-1891; director, Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, 1888-1902.

Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907) was the first chief of the Office of Experiment Stations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1888 and the first person in the United States to conduct chemical analysis of food. As a special agent in charge of USDA nutrition programs beginning in 1891, he developed plans for experiments in the areas of food nutrition, the effects of food processing on nutrient changes, food consumption studies, and human nutrient requirements and metabolism.

Wilbur O. Atwater (1844-1907) was an agricultural chemist who was director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1875-1877, 1888-1902, and of the Office of Experiment Stations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1888-1891. He taught chemistry at Wesleyan University from 1873 until his death in 1907.

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Wilbur O. Atwater (1844-1907) was an agricultural chemist who was director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1875-1877, 1888-1902, and of the Office of Experiment Stations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1888-1891. He taught chemistry at Wesleyan University from 1873 until his death in 1907.