It is very sad that one of the great scientists in Nutrition passed away. I owe it to him for providing me the opportunity to attend in FCT course in India. May his soul rest in peace. Mina --- On Tue, 2/12/13, Longvah T <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Longvah T <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Nevin Scrimshaw - #AGN-GENERAL To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 7:37 AM It is very sad that a legend in Nutrition has passed away. He has been an inspiration to many of us and a beacon of light furthering the cause of nutrition all over the world specially among the developing countries. I owe it to him for providing me the opportunity to purse my research on food composition. May his soul rest in peace. Longvah On 11 February 2013 13:43, Charrondiere, Ruth (ESN) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Dear all, It is with extreme sadness that we have heard that Nevin Scrimshaw passed away Friday night, just a few days after his 95th birthday. He was a legend in public health nutrition and in food composition. He was one of the founders of INFOODS and through INF he assisted many of us. He was inspiring to talk to, a visionary, a great mentor and always with a smile ... Ruth INFOODS coordinator Ruth Charrondiere, PhD Nutrition Officer FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Roma Italy Telephone: +39 06 570 56 134 Fax: +39 06 570 54593 To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 -- Deputy Director (Sr Grade)/Scientist F Head Food Chemistry Division National Institute of Nutrition Department of Health Research Goverment of India Jamai Osmania PO Hyderabad - 500007 AP India Phone 91-40-27197216 Fax 91-40-27000339 To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1