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Harry Alexis Harding

b. 1871

A dairy bacteriologist born in 1871, he wrote practical early-20th-century work on milk sanitation, dairy troubles, and livestock disease control. His surviving publications show a scientist focused on making everyday food production cleaner and safer.

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Dairy Disagreeables Busy the Bacteriologists

Dairy Disagreeables Busy the Bacteriologists

by Frank H. (Frank Henry) Hall, Harry Alexis Harding, L. A. (Lore Alford) Rogers, George A. Smith

About the author

Harry Alexis Harding was an American bacteriologist born on November 28, 1871. The published record linked to his name points to a career centered on dairy science and agricultural bacteriology, with work connected to topics such as milk quality, pasteurization, tuberculosis control in cattle, and crop and seed diseases.

His books and bulletins were aimed at real-world problems. Titles associated with him include Milking Machines: Effect of Method of Handling on the Germ Content of the Milk, Notes on Some Dairy Troubles, and The Bang Method of Controlling Tuberculosis, with an Illustration of Its Application. He is also listed as a co-author of Dairy Disagreeables Busy the Bacteriologists, a lighter-toned work that is still available through Project Gutenberg.

Reliable biographical detail beyond those publication and professional notes is limited in the sources I could confirm here, so this profile stays close to the record. What comes through clearly is a writer-scientist interested in the practical side of bacteriology—especially how better methods could improve the safety and quality of dairy production.