Austin in Mower County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Dr. Ralph T. Holman

1918-2012

— Pillars of the City —

Dr. Ralph T. Holman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2023

1. Dr. Ralph T. Holman Marker

Inscription. Dr. Ralph T. Holman moved to Austin in 1951 to join The Hormel Institute and continue his pioneering work in the area of essential fatty acid research, food stabilization technology, and nutrition. Dr. Holman conducted world-renowned lipid research for more than three decades and is best known for coining the terms "omega-3" and "omega-6" fatty acids. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and past president of the American Oil Chemists' Society. Professor Holman was the Director of The Hormel Institute from 1975-1985 and served on the Board of Directors for The Hormel Foundation. As a mentor to many at The Hormel Institute, his scientific discoveries improved the lives of millions around the globe through nutritional research.

Erected 2023 by Austin Pillars of the City Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 43° 40.321′ N, 92° 58.476′ W. Marker is in Austin, Minnesota, in Mower County. Marker is on Main Street North just north of 5th Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north. The marker is mounted on an Austin flood wall pillar, on the west side of Horace Austin Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Main Street North, Austin MN 55912, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bonnie Besse Rietz (here, next to this marker); John O'Rourke (a few steps from this marker); Gertrude Ellis Skinner (a few steps from this marker); Gary J. Ray (a few steps from this marker); Esther Mitchell Morse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ira J. Holton (within shouting distance of this marker); Jon W. Erichson (within shouting distance of this marker); Jay C. Hormel (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

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1. Austin Pillars of the City: Dr. Ralph T. Holman. Excerpt:

In 1946, Dr. Holman worked at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden with several Nobel Prize winners, including Sune Berstrom. He was the first person in the world to crystalize lipoxygenase, a significant enzyme in the inflammatory process. Following his time in Sweden, Dr. Holman was a professor at Texas A and M University. In 1951, while a professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Dr. Holman was invited to join the Hormel Institute in Austin MN which at the time was pioneering food stabilization technology. Dr. Holman spent the entirety of

2. Marker detail: Dr. Ralph T. Holman
his career at The Hormel Institute in Austin, retiring in 2001.

(Submitted on November 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Dr. Ralph T. Holman. Excerpt:

Dr. Holman is regarded as the Father of Omega 3 fatty acids, discovering their essential nature, their metabolism and competition with omega 6 fatty acids and spawning many of the top lipid researchers in the day that passed through his lab at the Hormel Institute. His science, discoveries, life and ambitions have improved the lives of millions around the globe through nutrition.

(Submitted on November 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2023

3. Dr. Ralph T. Holman Marker

Looking east. Horace Austin Park in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.