Gladys Emerson

Gladys Ludwina Anderson Emerson (July 1, 1903 – January 18, 1984) was an American historian, biochemist and nutritionist who researched the impact of vitamins on the body. She was the first person to isolate Vitamin E in a pure form, and won the Garvan–Olin Medal in 1952.

Early life and education Gladys Anderson was born on July 1, 1903, in Caldwell, Kansas; she was the only child of Otis and Louise (Williams) Anderson. She attended grade school in Fort Worth, Texas, and high school in El Reno, Oklahoma. In 1926, she earned her Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in history and economics from Stanford. Immediately following, they both were accepted as postdoctoral fellows at the University of Göttingen, Germany, In 1940, she and her husband divorced.

She died January 18, 1984, in Santa Monica, California. She was buried near her parents in El Reno, Oklahoma, on January 24, 1984.