Background
Hill, Reuben Lorenzo was born on March 24, 1888 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of George Richard and Elizabeth Nancy (Burch) Hill.
Hill, Reuben Lorenzo was born on March 24, 1888 in Ogden, Utah, United States. Son of George Richard and Elizabeth Nancy (Burch) Hill.
Student Brigham Young University, 1908-1911. Bachelor of Science, Utah State Agricultural College, 1912. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1915.
Instructor in oiochem. Cornell Univercity, 1914-1916. Biochemist, Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1916.
Biochemist Maryland.
Agriculture Experiment Station, 1916-1918. Head department chemistry Utah State College of Agriculture since 1919, human nutritionist, experiment station, 1919-1941. Commissioned First lieutenant, Sanitary Corps, United States A., 1918.
In Medical Officers Training, Camp Greenleaf, 1918, 2 months.
Nutrition officer, Camp Upton, Long Island, 1918-1919, 6 months. Captain General Reserve Corporation, United States Army, 1927-1941.
Recalled to active duty as major, United States Army, 1941. Completed Army Nutrition course, Army Medical Center, Washington, 1941, 2 months.
Nutritionist and chief Nutrition Service, 5th Service Command, United States Army, 1941-1944, 34 months.
Appointed lieutenant colonel, Sanitary Reserve Corps, 1946.
Member American Chemical Society, American Association University professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Utah Academy Arts, Science and Letters, Reserve Officers Association, Sigma Xi. Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Married Mary Theresa Snow, October 11, 1911. Children: Reuben Lorenzo, Cornella (Mistress Mac Novak), Richard Snow, Theresa Marie (Mistress Donald Ashdown), Wesley Sherwin, Alwyn Spencer, Edward Eyring, Carl David.