Zoltan I. Kertesz (September 2, 1903 – August 1968) was a
Hungarian-born,
American
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food scientist who was involved in the early development of
food microbiology and
food chemistry. He was also an active member of the
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
Career
Kertesz was born in Hungary, but emigrated to the
United States where he went to work for the
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), part of
Cornell University. It was there he would work on food microbiology and food chemistry. This included improving the grading and quality of
canned
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peas, which was featured in a 1935 ''
Time'
magazine article
IFT involvement
An active member of IFT, Kertesz would serve as Editor-In-Chief of ''
Food Technology
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'' magazine from July 1950 to July 1952 and of ''
Food Research
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'' after IFT purchased the
scientific journal
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Content
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from Garand Press in 1951. He would receive the
IFT International Award in 1967.
Other professional involvement
Kertesz was also a member of the
American Chemical Society.
Selected articles
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References
*Mermelstein, N.H. and F.R. Katz. "Advancing Food Science and Technology for Fifty Years." ''Food Technology.'' January 1997: pp. 8–11.
External links
List of IFT past award winners
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20th-century American chemists
American food scientists
Cornell University faculty
Hungarian food scientists
1903 births
1968 deaths
Hungarian emigrants to the United States