Christiaan Eijkman
1858 – 1930 · aged 72
Dutch physician (1858–1930)
- Born
- 11 Aug 1858 · Nijkerk
- Died
- 5 Nov 1930 · Utrecht
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- 11 Aug 1858BornBorn in Nijkerk
- 1912 – 1913RoleRector of Utrecht University
- 1923AwardJohn Scott Award
- 1929AwardNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- 5 Nov 1930DiedDied in Utrecht
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Major world events during their lifetime (1858 – 1930).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Christiaan Eijkman (UK: AYK-mən, EYEK-mən, US: -mahn, Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈɛikmɑn]; 11 August 1858 – 5 November 1930) was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of antineuritic vitamins (thiamine). Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins.
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