Lyman Frederick Kebler (June 8, 1863 – March 4, 1955) was an American chemist, physician and writer.
Lyman Frederick Kebler | |
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| Born | June 8, 1863 |
| Died | March 4, 1955 (aged 91) |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist, writer |
Biography edit
Kebler was born in Lodi Township, Michigan.[1] He was educated at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy.[1] He studied chemistry and obtained his bachelor´s degree in 1891 and his master's degree a year later.[1] He joined the American Public Health Association in 1894.[1] Kebler was the Chief chemist at Smith, Kline & French Laboratory, where he became an expert on drug adulteration.[2][3] In 1903, he became the first Director of the Drug Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry, in the Department of Agriculture.[3][4]
Kebler married Isa E. Shaw in 1893. He taught chemistry at Iowa Agricultural College (1888-1889) and was an Instructor in Chemistry (1901-1902) at University of Michigan.[5] In 1906, he received his M.D. from George Washington University at the age of 43.[6] Kebler administrated the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.[7] He was involved with uncovering counterfeit drugs. His office managed all chemists whose task was to determine the boundary between drugs and food, for which different criteria were enforced.[7] By 1908 the Drug Laboratory was divided into four laboratories and was renamed the Drug Division. Kebler became Director of the Drug Division.[3] He served as a special adviser to the Post Office Department on medical schemes. He was a past president of University of Michigan Club of Washington.[4]
In 1927, the Bureau of Chemistry became the United States Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration and in 1930 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.[8] Kebler became known as a "foe to fakers” for his research on exposing fraudulent medical schemes.[9]
Selected publications edit
- Adulterated Drugs and Chemicals (1904)
- Kebler, L. F. (1906). Nostrums and Fraudulent Methods of Exploitation. Journal of the American Medical Association 47: 1546-1550, 1623-1630.
- Drug legislation in the United States (1909)
- The Harmful Effects of Acetanilid, Antipyrin, and Phenacetin (1909)
- Habit-Forming Agents (1910)
- The Tablet Industry, Its Evolution and Present Status (1913)
- Eat and Keep Fit (1935)
- Kebler, L. F. (1940). Establishment of the Drug Laboratory in the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 29: 380.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Adverse Drug Reactions of Phenazone: Knowledge From Books Around 1900 Compared to Today's Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)" Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Philipps-Universität Marburg.
- ^ Swann, John. (2005). The Formation and Early Work of the Drug Laboratory, USDA Bureau of Chemistry. Apothecary's Cabinet, No. 9, Fall 2005.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research". U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- ^ a b Who's Who in the Alumni University. The Michigan Alumnus 35 (1): 395.
- ^ Lamb, Daniel Smith. (1909). History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. Washington, D.C. p. 393
- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas. (1919). American Physician and Surgeon Blue Book: A Distinct Cyclopedia of Five Thousand Medical Biographies. Chicago: American Blue Book Publishers. p. 256.
- ^ a b Liebenau, Jonathan. (1987). Medical Science and Medical Industry: The Formation of the American Pharmaceutical Industry. Macmillan Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-349-08741-9
- ^ "History of FDA's Internal Organization". U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- ^ Worthen, Dennis B. (2010). Lyman Frederick Kebler (1863–1955): Foe to Fakers. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 50 (3): 429-432.