Virgil P. Sydenstricker (18891964)
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Virgil P. Sydenstricker (1889–1964) Elaine B. Feldman Department of Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912 <h2>INTRODUCTION</h2> Virgil Preston Sydenstricker (1889–1964 ) was the epitome of the physician nutrition specialist, clinical investigator and medical academician. He performed outstandingly in research, education and service, the three areas in which medical faculty are evaluated for promotion and tenure. For more than 30 years, his career focused on nutrition; he was a pioneer in the area of nutritional deficiency disease. While based at the Georgia state medical school in Augusta, his activities and influence extended nationally and in Europe, as a civilian and in the military. <h3>View larger version</h3> (124K): In this window In a new window <h3>Figure 1.</h3> Virgil P. Sydenstricker <h2>Family and education</h2> Sydenstricker was born in Hamilton, MO on July 15, 1889 and died of a ruptured aneurysm in Augusta on December 12, 1964. He was the son of Hiram Mason and Alma Willis Sydenstricker. On May 27, 1920, he married Olive Thompson who predeceased him. They had one daughter, Anne, now deceased, who married and lived in Virginia. Two sons, Clifford and Preston Fox, survive her. Sydenstricker’s humanitarian and scientific interest in malnutrition was part