George Speri Sperti (1900-1991) / Boonetucky Farm

George Speri Sperti (1900-1991) / Boonetucky Farm (HM2GBS)

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N 39° 0.432', W 84° 43.632'

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Born in Covington to Italian
immigrants, he graduated from
the University of Cincinnati
in 1923. He was the director of
Institutum Divi Thomae, a medical
research foundation, from 1935 to
1988. Sperti invented well-known
pharmaceutical ointments while
conducting cancer research & held
over 120 patents. He is buried in
St. Mary's Cem. in Ft. Mitchell.Sperti purchased 600 acres here
beginning in 1933 to serve as a
retreat and research farm. His
experiments led to advancements
in cancer research and nutrition.
He raised prized cattle which he
exposed to UV light and vitamin
enriched diets, a process he
developed. He also devised method
to enhance Vitamin D in milk.
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HM NumberHM2GBS
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByBoone County Historical Society, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 696796 N 4320033
Decimal Degrees39.00720000, -84.72720000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.432', W 84° 43.632'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 25.92" N, 84° 43' 37.92" W
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