John Harvey Kellogg
| John Harvey Kellogg | |
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Kellogg circa 1913
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| Born |
February 26, 1852 Tyrone, Michigan |
| Died | December 14, 1943 (aged 91) Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Alma mater | New York University Medical College at Bellevue Hospital (M.D., 1875) |
| Occupation | Physician, nutritionist |
| Known for | Battle Creek Sanitarium |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Ervilla Eaton (1853–1920), married 1879 |
| Children | None biological, 8 adopted |
| Parent(s) | John Preston Kellogg (1806–1881) Ann Janette Stanley (1824–1893) |
| Relatives | Will Keith Kellogg, brother |
John Harvey Kellogg, M.D. (February 26, 1852 – December 14, 1943) was an American medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran a sanitarium using holistic methods, with a particular focus on nutrition, enemas, and exercise. Kellogg was an advocate of vegetarianism for health and is best known for the invention of the breakfast cereal known as corn flakes with his brother, Will Keith Kellogg.
He led in the establishment of the American Medical Missionary College. The College, founded in 1895, operated until 1910 when it merged with Illinois State University.
Kellogg was born in Tyrone, Michigan, to John Preston Kellogg (1806–1881) and Ann Janette Stanley (1824–1893). John was born in Hadley, Massachusetts and his mother was born in Livingston County, Michigan. Kellogg's ancestry can be traced back to the founding of Hadley, Massachusetts where a great grandfather operated a ferry. Kellogg lived with two sisters during childhood. By 1860, the family had moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, where his father established a broom factory. John later worked as a printer's devil in a Battle Creek publishing house.
Kellogg attended the Battle Creek public schools, then attended the Michigan State Normal School (since 1959, Eastern Michigan University), and finally, New York University School of Medicine. He graduated in 1875 with a medical degree. He married Ella Ervilla Eaton (1853–1920) of Alfred Center, New York, on February 22, 1879. They did not have any biological children, but were foster parents to 42 children, legally adopting eight of them, before Ella died in 1920. The adopted children include Agnes Grace, Elizabeth, John William, Ivaline Maud, Paul Alfred, Robert Mofatt, Newell Carey, and Harriett Eleanor.
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