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Christiaan Eijkman
Christiaan Eijkman is a Dutch doctor and professor of physiology who proved that beriberi due to poor nutrition led to the discovery of antipsychotic vitamins. Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929 for the discovery of vitamins.
BornAugust 11, 1858, Nijkerk, Netherlands
DiedNovember 05, 1930, Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
FieldsPhysiology
Known forBeriberi, vitamins
Notable awardsNobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1929)

About Christiaan Eijkman

Doctor Christiaan Eijkman was born in Netherlands on August 11, 1858. He dies at the age of 72, on November 5, 1930.

While researching a neurological illness, he came into vitamins by chance.

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Christiaan Eijkman before becoming famous

Christiaan Eijkman was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1858 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During his early travels, he contracted malaria and returned to Europe to focus solely on scientific studies.

Achievement of Christiaan Eijkman

He found that chickens in his experiment became ill when given one type of rice but recovered when fed a second type, and he hypothesized that there must be a component that caused them to become ill.

Christiaan Eijkman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Doctor Christiaan Eijkman, his father, was the headmaster of a neighbouring school.

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Like Doctor George Whipple, an Englishman, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Christiaan Eijkman Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Christiaan Eijkman updated on March 24 2023.