| Date of Birth | 11-August-1858 | |
| Place of Birth |
Nijkerk (Netherlands, Gelderland, Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
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| Nationality | Netherlands | |
| Also know as | Dr. Christiaan Eijkman | |
| Profession | Physician | |
| Christiaan Eijkman was a Dutch physician and professor of physiology whose demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of vitamins. Together with Sir Frederick Hopkins, he received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. | ||
Awards by Christiaan Eijkman |
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1929
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