Charles Glen King

Charles Glen King
Charles Glen King
BornOctober 22, 1896
DiedJanuary 23, 1988(1988-01-23) (aged 91)
EducationWashington State University (BS)
University of Pittsburgh (MS, PhD)
Known forNutritional research, discovery of Vitamin C
AwardsJohn Scott Award
Nicholas Appert Award (1955)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemist
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh, Columbia University

Charles Glen King (October 22, 1896 January 23, 1988) was an American biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of nutrition research and who isolated vitamin C at the same time as Albert Szent-Györgyi. A biography of King states that many feel he deserves equal credit with Szent-Györgyi for the discovery of this vitamin.