Carol Brock (December 14, 1923,

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– July 27, 2020,

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) was a

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and founder of

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. She was also a philanthropist. The

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awarded her a doctorate of Humane Letters in 2016.

Early life and education

Carol Jean Lang was the only child of Charles and Helen. Her father ran a butcher shop, while her mother was a homemaker, and the family lived in

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. She earned a home economics degree from

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and a master's in food science from

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. She married accountant Emil Andrew Brock when she was 20 years old.

Career

Brock was a food journalist at the ''

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'' who strove to break what she called the "Pyrex ceiling". Earlier, she worked for 23 years at ''

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'' magazine before spending three years as food editor of ''

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'' magazine before moving to the ''Daily News'' in 1971. She started at ''Good Housekeeping'' as an assistant food editor. Responsible for developing recipes, Brock eventually was a contributing editor for several of the magazine's cookbooks.

Death

At the age of 96, Brock died of respiratory failure at

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. She was survived by sons Brian and Craig.

References

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