Mary Letitia Caldwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Letitia Caldwell

American chemist

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1890

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1972

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Mary Letitia Caldwell

  • Mary Letitia Caldwell (December 18, 1890 – July 1, 1972) was an American chemist.
  • Growing up she valued education and strived to achieve.
  • She was an instructor at Western College teaching chemistry.
  • She was known for being unique and descriptive along with being family orientated.
  • Maria was in a wheel chair due to muscular disability.
  • Most of her work centered on amylase, a starch enzyme, most notably finding a method for purifying crystalline porcine pancreatic amylase.
  • She spent sixty years doing this.

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