Isabella Leitch
Nutritional physiologist (1890–1980)
Isabella Leitch (13 February 1890 – 21 July 1980) was a suffragette and a British nutritional physiologist. She led the Imperial Bureau of Animal Nutrition. She published work on human pregnancy and a wide variety of subjects. Her work on systematic reviews has been particularly noted.
Life
Leitch was born in Grantown-on-Spey in 1890 and she later felt that might have been poorly fed. Her father, John Leitch, was religious and he had resigned his job as a postmaster when he was asked to work on a Sunday. He went on to work as a marine engineer. Her mother was another Isabella Leitch, she had been born a McLennan. Her parents had six children who were all daughters. She was educated at Peterhead Academy and then at Aberdeen University where she joined numerous courses.
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