Ever since I needed a wheelchair, my wife has been so rude to me.
She's been pushing me around and talking behind my back
Harold Dadford WestDied 5 Mar 1974 at age 69 (born 16 Jul 1904).Black-American biochemist and college president, who was the first to synthesize the essential amino acid threonine. Although he is best known for his studies of amino acids, he conducted research in a wider field, including the biochemistry of various bacilli, the B vitamins, and antibiotics. He spent his career from 1937 as professor of biochemistry at Meharry Medical College, Nashville until his retirement in 1973 where he held also the position of college president (1952-63). He was plagued and often hospitalized by severe asthma, which contributed his death. |
