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- Birdseye, Clarence - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1886-1956), creator of the modern frozen food industry, born in Brooklyn, N.Y.; naturalist and taxidermist; field naturalist for U.S. Biological Survey 1910-12; fur trader in Labrador 1912-16; while there he experimented with freezing foods to preserve them for later use; worked in various federal departments 1917-25, while perfecting his freezing methods; formed General Seafoods Company in 1924; frozen foods first sold publicly under Birdseye label in 1930; during late 1930s he perfected a food dehydrating process, but marketing delayed until 1946; obtained almost 300 patents for various inventions.