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Casimir Funk

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Casimir Funk

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Also known as Kazimierz Funk, Kazimieras Funkas

Jewish-Polish biochemist

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Casimir Funk (1884–1967) was a Polish biochemist and chemist who also worked as an opinion journalist. Born in Warsaw, he was educated at the University of Bern. His primary field of work was biochemistry, and he was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Funk was nominated for both the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

He authored several works, including *Die Vitamine*, *The vitamines*, and *Vitamin and mineral therapy*. His name in his native language is Kazimierz Funk. He died of cancer in Albany.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1884
Died
1967
Works
7

Top works

  • Die Vitamine
  • The vitamines
  • Vitamin and mineral therapy
  • Introduction a l'étude des vitamines-
  • The vitamines

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1971-06-15
funkhip hop

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
12

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC

    · 2012 · cited 6,660x

  2. The climate hazards infrared precipitation with stations—a new environmental record for monitoring extremes

    · 2015 · cited 5,318x

  3. Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>

    · 2017 · cited 3,669x

  4. THE LARGE AREA TELESCOPE ON THE<i>FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE</i>MISSION

    · 2009 · cited 3,473x

  5. Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes: Advances in Eicosanoid Biology

    · 2001 · cited 3,154x

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Encyclopedic overview

Casimir Funk (Polish: Kazimierz Funk [kaˈʑimjɛʂ ˈfuŋk]; February 23, 1884 – November 19, 1967) was a Polish biochemist generally credited with being among the first to formulate the concept of vitamins (the first being the English chemist Frederick Gowland Hopkins) after publishing a landmark medical writing in 1912. He highlighted these "vital amines" (or "vitamines") as critical in fighting significant diseases such as pellagra and rickets, and his analysis influenced a major shift in scientific thinking. His scientific work involved research in Poland, France and the United Kingdom. In 1920, he became a citizen of the United States where he continued his work.

Early life and education

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