Back نورمان دبليو. ووكر Arabic نورمان دبليو. ووكر ARZ Norman W. Walker German Norman W. Walker Croatian ノーマン・W・ウォーカー Japanese Уокер, Норман Russian
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Norman Wardhaugh Walker (4 January 1886, Genoa, Italy – 6 June 1985, Cottonwood, Arizona[1]) was a British businessman and pioneer in the field of vegetable juicing and nutritional health. He advocated the drinking of fresh raw vegetable and fruit juices for health. Based on his design, the Norwalk Hydraulic Press Juicer was developed. This juicer was produced until its manufacturer, Norwalk, Inc., located in Bentonville, Arkansas, ceased operations in October 2021. Walker was the author of at least 11 books on nutrition and healthy living, published from 1936 to 1981.
As of 2006, many book reviews and promotional websites wrongly claim that Walker reached the age of, variously, 109, 113, 116, 118 or 119 years. Several official sources, including [2][3][4] the US Social Security Death Index[5] and a grave marker[6] all indicate that he actually lived to be 99 years of age.[7]
- ^ Norman W., Dr. WALKER., arizonagravestones.org.
- ^ The 1901 English census lists a Norman W. Walker as a boarder, giving his age as "15", his occupation as "clerk", his citizenship as English, but his place of birth as "Italy".
- ^ In the Ellis Island Records a Norman W. Walker can be found as passenger No. 19 aboard the RMS Lusitania arriving in New York Harbor from Liverpool in October 1910. He gives his age as "25", his citizenship as "English", his place of birth as "Italy".
- ^ [1] A Norman Wardhaugh Walker filed a Petition For Naturalization dated 6 August 1918. According to that document, he stated that: (1) he is living at 94 Grove Street, New York City, (2) his occupation is aviator, (3) he was born in Genoa, Italy on 4 January 1886 as a British Subject, (4) he is married to Margaret Oleott, who was born on the 26th day of July 1888 in the U.S.A., that she "now resides at Farmingdale, L.I." and that he has no children. [2] On 22 November 1918, Norman Wardhaugh Walker took an Oath of Alligence to the USA & was admitted to citizenship by the NY County Court that day under Certificate of Naturalization No. 920727.
- ^ United States Social Security Number 528-50-4312 belongs to a Norman Walker and states that he was born 4 January 1886 and died in June 1985. The record also states that the SS# was issued in Utah, and that his last residence was Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona. Check the Social Security Death Index at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Archived 23 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A gravestone at the Cottonwood, Arizona cemetery reads: "WALKER NORMAN W. 1886 – 1985 & HELEN R. 1905 – 1993" Helen Ruth was his wife.
- ^ [Correct age is also seen on the Digital Gravestone Record of Arizona State http://arizonagravestones.org/view.php?id=33655]