Christiaan Eijkman
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1929
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Christiaan Eijkman, born on August 11, 1858, in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, was a Dutch physician and physiologist. He is best known for his research on vitamins, particularly the discovery of the antineuritic vitamin. In 1929, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his significant contributions to the understanding of nutrition-related diseases. Eijkman passed away on November 5, 1930.
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- Who is Christiaan Eijkman?
- Christiaan Eijkman, born on August 11, 1858, in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, was a Dutch physician and physiologist. He is best known for his research on vitamins, particularly the discovery of the antineuritic vitamin. In 1929, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his significant contributions to the understanding of nutrition-related diseases. Eijkman passed away on November 5, 1930.
- In what year did Christiaan Eijkman win the Nobel Prize?
- 1929 — Medicine