Background
Jaffa, Myer Edward was born on October 6, 1857 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Hari Singh Gour and Rebecca S. Jaffa.
Bureau of Food and Drugs chief State Department of Public Health
Jaffa, Myer Edward was born on October 6, 1857 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Hari Singh Gour and Rebecca S. Jaffa.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of California, 1877, Master of Science, 1896.
March 21, 1895; children—Edward Moss, Aileen Raby, Robert Leon (deceased). Assistant chemist, 10th United States Census, 1879-1880. Assistant agricultural department, University of California, 1880-1881.
Assistant chemist, Northern Transcontinental Survey, 1881-1883. 1st assistant and chemist, department of viticulture, 1883-1889, 1st assistant chemist in charge laboratory of agricultural chemistry, 1889-1893, instructor agriculture, 1893-1896, assistant professor agriculture in charge laboratory of agricultural chemistry, 1896, assistant professor nutrition, 1906, associate professor, 1907, professor nutrition, 1908-1925, emeritus, University of California. Chief Bureau Food and Drugs, California State Board of Health, since 1925.
Director State Food and Drug Laboratory, 1908-1915. Special agent and food expert, United States Department of Agriculture, 1900. Consulting nutrition expert, California State Board Health, since 1915.
Member of American Chemical Society. Association of Dairy, Food and Drug Officials of the United States. Sigma Xi. Club: Commonwealth.
Married Adele R. Solomons. Children: Edward Moss, Aileen Raby, Robert Leon (deceased).