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Article: Hall, Lloyd Augustus
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Lloyd Augustus Hall
American chemist and inventor Lloyd Hall (1894-1971) created an innovative method of preserving meat known as
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flash-drying.
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He also worked to find methods to combat spoilage and rancidity in various food products such as spices and oils; in all, he published more than 50 scientific papers and received about 105 patents. An active supporter of scientific and civic causes, in 1955 Hall became the first African American to sit on the board of directors of the American Institute of Chemists.
Discovered Interest in Chemistry
Lloyd Augustus Hall was born on June 20, 1894, to Augustus and Isabel Hall in Elgin, Illinois, about 40 miles northwest of ...