Ancel Keys

Summary

Ancel Keys is a human^[1]. He was born in Colorado Springs^[2]. He was born on +1904-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Minneapolis^[4]. He died on +2004-11-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a nutritionist^[6], physiologist^[7], and physician^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month, #7,024 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Ancel Keys's place of birth was Colorado Springs^[2].
• Ancel Keys died in Minneapolis^[4].
• Ancel Keys was born on +1904-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ancel Keys died on +2004-11-20T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ancel Keys's mother was Carolyn Emma Keys^[10].
• Ancel Keys was married to Margaret Keys^[11].
• Ancel Keys held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Ancel Keys worked as a nutritionist^[6].
• Ancel Keys's professions included physiologist^[7].
• Ancel Keys worked as a physician^[8].
• Ancel Keys's field of work was human nutrition^[13].
• Ancel Keys's field of work was medicine^[14].
• Ancel Keys's field of work was cardiovascular disease^[15].
• Ancel Keys's field of work was nutritional epidemiology^[16].
• Ancel Keys's field of work was public health^[17].
• Ancel Keys was employed by University of Minnesota^[18].
• Ancel Keys's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[19].
• Ancel Keys was educated at King's College^[20].
• Ancel Keys's education included a stint at Scripps Institution of Oceanography^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Ancel Keys is Seven Countries Study^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Ancel Keys is Minnesota Starvation Experiment^[23].
• Ancel Keys received the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research^[24].
• Ancel Keys's religion is recorded as atheism^[25].
• Ancel Keys's image is recorded as Ancel Keys - press conference in Gioia Tauro - (1960).jpg^[26].
• Ancel Keys is recorded as male^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ancel Keys was born in Colorado Springs^[2]. He was born on +1904-01-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. His mother was Carolyn Emma Keys^[10].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[19], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31]; King's College^[20], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1441^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Scripps Institution of Oceanography^[21], a research institute^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1903^[38]. Ancel Keys earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include nutritionist^[6], physiologist^[7], and physician^[8]. Fields of work include human nutrition^[13], an academic discipline^[40]; medicine^[14], a field of study^[41]; cardiovascular disease^[15], an academic discipline^[42]; nutritional epidemiology^[16], an academic discipline^[43]; and public health^[17], an academic discipline^[44]. Ancel Keys was employed by University of Minnesota^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Seven Countries Study^[22], an epidemiological study^[45], founded in 1957^[46] and Minnesota Starvation Experiment^[23], a clinical trial^[47], in United States^[48]. Things named for Ancel Keys include K-ration^[49], a food product^[50].

Recognition

Ancel Keys received the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research^[24].

Personal Life

Among Ancel Keys's spouses was Margaret Keys^[11]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[25].

Death and Burial

Ancel Keys died on +2004-11-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Minneapolis^[4].

Why It Matters

Ancel Keys ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month, #7,024 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for him include K-ration^[49], a food product^[50].

FAQs

Where was Ancel Keys born?

Ancel Keys's place of birth was Colorado Springs^[2].

Where did Ancel Keys die?

Ancel Keys died in Minneapolis^[4].

Who were Ancel Keys's parents?

Ancel Keys's mother was Carolyn Emma Keys^[10].

Who was Ancel Keys married to?

Ancel Keys's spouses include Margaret Keys^[11].

What did Ancel Keys do for work?

Ancel Keys worked as nutritionist^[6], physiologist^[7], and physician^[8].

Where did Ancel Keys go to school?

Ancel Keys was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[19], King's College^[20], and Scripps Institution of Oceanography^[21].

What awards did Ancel Keys receive?

Honors received include Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research^[24].