Francis Gano Benedict (October 3, 1870 – April 14, 1957) was an American nutritionist who developed a calorimeter and a spirometer used to determine oxygen consumption and measure metabolic rate.[1]
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Benedict attended Harvard University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1893 and his master's degree in 1894. He earned his Ph.D. , magna cum laude, at Heidelberg University in 1895. He taught at Wesleyan University and did work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1909.[2]
After retirement in 1937 he toured and lectured about magicians. He died at his home in Machiasport, Maine, aged 86.[3]