Christiaan Eijkman
1858 – 1930 Netherlands
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Who was Christiaan Eijkman?
Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by vitamin B1 deficiency and won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Christiaan Eijkman (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | 1929 | for his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin |
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