Stanley Rossiter Benedict | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | March 17, 1884
Died | December 21, 1936 Elmsford, New York, U.S. | (aged 52)
Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
Spouse | Ruth Benedict |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, Biochemistry, Metabolism |
Institutions | Cornell University |
Stanley Rossiter Benedict (17 March 1884 – 21 December 1936) was an American chemist best known for discovering Benedict's reagent, a solution that detects certain sugars.