The chef Fannie Farmer died at the age of 57. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Culinary enthusiast and author of the bestselling book, Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.
She was born in Boston to a highly educated family and was expected to attend college. She suffered a stroke during her teenage years, however, and had to discontinue her education.
Quotes
"Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.
"I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the principles of diet will be an essential part of one’s education. Then mankind will eat to live, be able to do better mental and physical work and disease will be less frequent.