Glenn Ansel Fry (September 10, 1908 – January 5, 1996)[1] was an American scientist who studied physiological optics and optometry.
Fry completed a Bachelor's degree at Davidson College, North Carolina in 1929 and a PhD in Psychology (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 physics at Ohio State University in Columbus.
[4] Prior to 1987, the College of Optometry at Ohio State founded the Glenn A. Fry Medal in Physiological Optics.