John P. Peters

John Punnett Peters (December 4, 1887 – December 29, 1955)[1] was an American chemist and "one of the founders of modern clinical chemistry".[2] His 1932 textbook Quantitative Clinical Chemistry, coauthored with Donald Van Slyke, established clinical chemistry as a distinct discipline. His research articles and textbooks advanced the laboratory in the diagnosis and management of disease.

This article is about the biochemist. For his father the Episcopal clergyman, see John Punnett Peters. For other people, see John Peters.

References
  1. John Rodman Paul, Cyril Norman Hugh Long (1958). John Punnett Peters 1887—1955 (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 6, 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Rocco, Richard M (July 9, 2016). "John P Peters (1887–1955): McCarthyism and the Unfinished Revision of Quantitative Clinical Chemistry". Journal of Medical Biography. 25 (1): 2–9. doi:10.1177/0967772015575890. PMID 26025836. S2CID 206608983.
  • John Punnett Peters papers (MS 897). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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