Glenn Ansel Fry (September 10, 1908 – January 5, 1996)[1] was an American scientist who studied physiological optics and optometry.
Fry was born in Wellford, South Carolina. His parents were Sebastian R. Fry and Amy Brown. Fry completed a Bachelor's degreeatDavidson College, North Carolina in 1929 and a PhDinPsychology (supervised by William McDougall)[2] from Duke University in 1933.[3]
In 1933, Fry became a National Research Council Fellow at the Washington University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology. In 1935, Fry was appointed as an assistant professor in the department of physicsatOhio State University in Columbus. With the support of the Professor of Physics, Fry established a graduate course in physiological optics. In 1937, he established a School of Optometry and became its director.[3]
In 1949, Fry became co-director of the Institute of Research in Vision at the university. In 1963, he succeeded in starting a course leading to a Doctor of Optometry degree. Fry became a full professor in 1966.[3]
Prior to 1935, Fry married Martha Ray. They had three children.[3]
Fry's earliest paper in on color vision.[4]
Prior to 1987, the College of Optometry at Ohio State founded the Glenn A. Fry Medal in Physiological Optics.[6]
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