[abusque]

I'm surprised there is no mention of Marcellus Gilmore Edson [0]. He was a pharmacist from Montréal who patented a method to make an early version of peanut butter, more than a decade before the Kellogg's patent mentioned in the Smithsonian article.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus_Gilmore_Edson

[drpgq]

Probably because it's the Smithsonian.

[Finnucane]

What's described in the patent sounds like the filling of a Reese's peanut butter cup.

[jklinger410]

A quick Google indicates there is some confusion about whether Edson was a black or white man?

[samatman]

He's clearly white.

The other face you're seeing is George Washington Carver, not surprising given that fin de siècle peanut science is a small field.

[jklinger410]

Reddit and Google Images seem to be teaming up to mix these two up

- https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/f4op87/this_is_marcel...

- https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/89suoe/til_c...

- https://www.google.com/search?q=Marcellus+Gilmore+Edson&sxsr...