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C. F. (Charles Ford) Langworthy
1864–1932
A pioneering American nutrition scientist, this early USDA writer helped bring practical food knowledge to ordinary households. His bulletins on eggs, fish, fruit, potatoes, and other everyday foods helped shape how people understood diet in the early 20th century.
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Cheese and its economical uses in the diet
by C. F. (Charles Ford) Langworthy, Caroline Louisa Hunt
About the author
Born in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1864, Charles Ford Langworthy became an important figure in the early history of nutrition science in the United States. Records from the National Agricultural Library describe him as chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Home Economics, a predecessor of the Bureau of Home Economics.
Langworthy wrote widely on food, digestion, and diet for both specialists and general readers. Library and bibliography records connect his name with many USDA publications on practical subjects such as eggs, fish, fruit, fats, root vegetables, and the digestibility of foods, showing how strongly his work was tied to everyday eating as well as scientific research.
He died in 1932. Although he is not widely known today, his work belongs to the generation that helped turn nutrition into a public subject, linking laboratory research with advice meant for homes, schools, and farms.