Christiaan Eijkman

Christiaan Eijkman
Christiaan Eijkman
Born(1858-08-11)11 August 1858
Nijkerk, Netherlands
Died5 November 1930(1930-11-05) (aged 72)
Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forBeriberi, vitamins
AwardsNobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (1929)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology

Christiaan Eijkman (UK: /ˈkmən, ˈkmən/ AYK-mən, EYEK-mən,[1] US: /-mɑːn/ -⁠mahn,[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Eijkman, Christiaan". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Eijkman". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 13 August 2019.