John Punnett Peters (December 4, 1887 – December 29, 1955)[1] was an American chemist and "one of the founders of modern clinical chemistry".[2] His 1932 textbook Quantitative Clinical Chemistry, coauthored with Donald Van Slyke, established clinical chemistry as a distinct discipline. His research articles and textbooks advanced the laboratory in the diagnosis and management of disease.

Peters was born in Philadelphia. He spent much of his growing up years in New York City. He did his undergraduate education at Yale University and earned his medical degree at Columbia University. During World War I her served as a medical doctor in the US army.[3]

References

  1. ↑ John Rodman Paul; Cyril Norman Hugh Long (1958). John Punnett Peters 1887—1955 (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Rocco, Richard M (July 9, 2016). "John P Peters (1887–1955): McCarthyism and the Unfinished Revision of Quantitative Clinical Chemistry". Journal of Medical Biography. 25 (1): 2–9. doi:10.1177/0967772015575890. PMID 26025836. S2CID 206608983.
  3. ↑ John Rodman Paul; Cyril Norman Hugh Long (1958). John Punnett Peters 1887—1955 (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • John Punnett Peters papers (MS 897). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.


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