Cedric Stanton Hicks
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Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks (2 June 1892 - 7 February 1976) was an Australia
n Professor of Human Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Adelaide
. During World War II Hicks founded the Australian Army Catering Corps
and served as its commander from 1943. Hicks worked closely with the Australian Army Catering Corps as an adviser on nutrition
and was on the Defence Department's Scientific Advisory Committee as its advisor on foodstuffs.
Hicks was born in Mosgiel
, New Zealand
and died in Glen Osmond, South Australia
. He was educated first in New Zealand and after being awarded a Beit medical research fellowship in 1923, he travelled to England and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Under the fellowship he also carried out research in Switzerland, Germany and the United States of America. He took up a fellowship and lectureship at the University of Adelaide in 1926. In January 1927 he was appointed to a new chair of physiology and pharmacology at the University, a post he held until 1957.
In 1972 he published a book on his wartime catering experience under the title, Who called the cook a bastard?
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Professor of Human Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
. During World War II Hicks founded the Australian Army Catering Corps
Australian Army Catering Corps
The Australian Army Catering Corps is the corps within the Australian Army that is responsible for preparing and serving of meals. The Corps includes two trades, Chef and Operator Catering . The motto of the corps is 'We sustain'...
and served as its commander from 1943. Hicks worked closely with the Australian Army Catering Corps as an adviser on nutrition
Nutritionist
A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical...
and was on the Defence Department's Scientific Advisory Committee as its advisor on foodstuffs.
Hicks was born in Mosgiel
Mosgiel
Mosgiel is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area, but was physically separate from the contiguous suburbs until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and died in Glen Osmond, South Australia
Glen Osmond, South Australia
Glen Osmond is a small suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Burnside located in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills.-References:...
. He was educated first in New Zealand and after being awarded a Beit medical research fellowship in 1923, he travelled to England and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Under the fellowship he also carried out research in Switzerland, Germany and the United States of America. He took up a fellowship and lectureship at the University of Adelaide in 1926. In January 1927 he was appointed to a new chair of physiology and pharmacology at the University, a post he held until 1957.
In 1972 he published a book on his wartime catering experience under the title, Who called the cook a bastard?