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Ancel Keys, B.A. (1925), M.A. (1928), Ph.D. (1930) University of California. Professor of physiology and founder of the Division of Epidemiology in School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Developed the K-ration for the War Department during World War II; research on human starvation guided relief workers in post-war Europe; conducted research in the areas of cholesterol and heart disease, leading to the conclusion that higher fat diets led to increased cholesterol levels and higher risk of heart attack.

Ancel Benjamin Keys was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on January 26, 1904. His family relocated to San Francisco and survived the 1906 earthquake, after which they settled in the Los Angeles area, living for a time with Keys' uncle, actor Lon Chaney. He earned his B.A. in economics in 1925, his M.A. in zoology in 1928 and his Ph.D. in oceanography and biology in 1930, all from the University of California. The University of Cambridge awarded him a D. Phil in 1938. Dr. Keys joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1939 as professor of physiology, after two years at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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