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Casimir Funk was a Jewish-Polish biochemist who made important contributions to the study of nutrition and disease prevention. His work helped establish the foundation for understanding vitamins and their crucial role in human health.
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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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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