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Harvey Washington Wiley

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Gender Male
Death93 years ago
Date of birth October 18,1844
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Kent
Indiana
United States
Date of died June 16,1930
DiedWashington
D. C.
United States
NationalityAmerican
Spouse Anna Kelton Wiley
Awards Elliott Cresson Medal
Known for Pure Food and Drug Act
ParentsPreston Prichard Wiley; Lucinda Weir Maxwell
BooksThe History of a Crime Against the Food Law
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Harvey Washington Wiley was an American chemist who fought for the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and subsequently worked at the Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories. He was the first commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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