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Christiaan Eijkman
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Christiaan Eijkman (Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɛi̯kmɑn]; 11 August 1858 – 5 November 1930) wis a Dutch pheesician an professor o pheesiology whase demonstration that beriberi is caused bi puir diet led tae the discovery o antineuritic vitamins (Thiamine). Thegither wi Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize in Pheesiology or Medicine.
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Christiaan Eijkman | |
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Born | 11 August 1858(1858-08-11) Nijkerk, Netherlands |
Dee'd | 5 November 1930(1930-11-05) (aged 72) Utrecht, Netherlands |
Naitionality | Dutch |
Kent for | Beriberi, vitamins |
Awairds | Nobel Prize for Pheesiology or Medicine (1929) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pheesiology |
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