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Wilbur Scoville

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Profession
Doctor
Died
Mar 10, 1942
Zodiac
Aquarius
Born in
Bridgeport CT
About
Pharmacist who became best known for devising the Scoville Organoleptic Test which measures the spiciness of chili peppers. The pungency of chili peppers is now standardized as the Scoville scale. He authored the book The Art of Compounding.
Family
He and his wife Cora B. Upham had children named Amy Augusta and Ruth Upham.

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