Adolphe Vorderman | |
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| Born | Adolphe Guillaume Vorderman 12 December 1844 |
| Died | 15 June 1902 (aged 57) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Research into beriberi |
| Relatives | Carol Vorderman (great-granddaughter) |
Adolphe Guillaume Vorderman (12 December 1844 – 15 July 1902) was a Dutch physician and scientist whose study[1] of the link between polished rice and beriberi in the Dutch East Indies in 1897 helped lead to the discovery of vitamins. In addition, he was an ornithologist and botanist. His great-granddaughter is British television presenter Carol Vorderman.
- ^ Vorderman, A.G. (1897). Onderzoek naar het verband tusschen den aard der rijstvoeding in de gevangenissen op Java en Madoera en het voorkomen van beri-beri onder de geïnterneerden [Research into the link between the nature of the rice diet in prisons in Java and Madura and the prevention of beriberi among the internees] (in Dutch). Batavia: Jav. Boekh. & Drukkerij.