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Christiaan Eijkman
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| Christiaan Eijkman | |
|---|---|
 Christiaan Eijkman | |
| Born | August 11, 1858 Nijkerk, Netherlands |
| Died | November 5, 1930 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Fields | Tropical diseases |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1929) |
Christiaan Eijkman (August 11, 1858 - November 5, 1930) was a Dutch doctor.[1] He won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Sir Frederick Hopkins, for the discovery of vitamins
References
- ↑ "Biography of Christiaan Eijkman". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1929/eijkman-bio.html. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
