Charles Glen King (October 22, 1896 – January 23, 1988) was an American biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of nutrition research and who isolated vitamin C at the same time as Albert Szent-Györgyi. A biography of King states that many feel he deserves equal credit with Szent-Györgyi for the discovery of this vitamin.
Early life and education
King was born in Entiat, Washington on October 22, 1896 to Charles Clement King and Mary Jane Bookwalter. He entered Washington State University, then Washington State College, early, as his local one-room school did not have a twelfth grade.