Charles Glen King

Charles Glen King, American biochemist and academic (died 1988)

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Born: October 22, 1896
Died: January 23, 1988
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1896

About Charles Glen King

Charles Glen King was an American biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of nutrition research and who isolated vitamin C at the same time as Albert Szent-Györgyi. A biography of King states that many feel he deserves equal credit with Szent-Györgyi for the discovery of this vitamin. However, within two weeks of each other in the spring of 1932, King first, and then Szent-Györgyi, published articles declaring that vitamin C and hexuronic acid were indeed the same compound. In New York, with his primary work at the Nutrition Foundation, King became a visiting professor at Columbia University 1942–1946 and a full professor of chemistry there in 1946–1962.

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Charles Glen King timeline

1932However, within two weeks of each other in the spring of 1932, King first, and then Szent-Györgyi, published articles declaring that vitamin C and hexuronic acid were indeed the same compound.
1942In New York, with his primary work at the Nutrition Foundation, King became a visiting professor at Columbia University 1942–1946 and a full professor of chemistry there in 1946–1962.

The world when Charles Glen King was born

Charles Glen King was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

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Measure	1896	2026
Population	69.0M	341 million

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