About Eleanor Anne Young
Lived 1925 – 2007 (aged 81). Eleanor Anne Young was an American scientist and nutritionist.
Eleanor Anne Young (October 8, 1925 – July 13, 2007) was a Catholic religious sister, research scientist, and educator. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.
Biography The daughter of Carl Young and Eleanor Hamilton, she was born in Houston. Young joined the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1946. She received a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry (1947) from Incarnate Word College, a master's in nutrition education (1955) from St. Louis University and a PhD in nutrition, biochemistry and physiology (1968) from the University of Wisconsin. The nutrition curriculum that she established at the University of Texas Health Science Center was hailed by the National Academy of Sciences as a model for this type of program. Young donated her body to science.
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Eleanor Anne Young was born on 8 November 1925 in Houston.
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Eleanor Anne Young died on 13 July 2007 in San Antonio.
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