Dr. R. Larmour, cereal chemist, dies at Grimsby
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Obituaries
Dr. R. Larmour, cereal chemist, dies at Grimsby
[Portrait] DR. RALPH LARMOUR - International recognition
Dr. Ralph Larmour, 75, a leading Canadian cereal chemist, died Saturday at Grimsby.
Dr. Larmour was research director of Maple Leaf Mills in Toronto from 1945 until 1963 when he retired.
He received international recognition for his research in cereal chemistry and food technology and was an honorary life member of the American Association of Cereal Chemists.
He was also a member of the Defence Research Board of Canada and was Canadian delegate to the founding conference of UNESCO in Paris.
Beginning in 1927 he headed a research project in cereal chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan.
Eighteen years later he became director of research at the National Research Council's Prairie Regional Laboratory where he stayed for two years.
He leaves a wife, Reta; a daughter, Anne; a son Dr. Peter Larmour of the University of Iowa, and three grandchildren.
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