Mary Swartz Rose (October 31, 1874 – February 1, 1941) was an American laboratory scientist and educator in the fields of nutrition and dietetics.

[1][2] After her graduation from Yale, Rose began a career at Columbia University Teachers College that lasted the rest of her life.

Rose worked associated with Herbert Hoover during the years of World War I, produced scientific recipes and balanced menus for the military, and played a part in the development of Army rations.

Anton Rose subsequently received his PhD in Chemistry at Columbia University and ultimately worked for the Prudential insurance company.

Rose died of cancer in Edgewater, New Jersey on February 1, 1941,[5] and was buried in Granville, Ohio.