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Christiaan Eijkman

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Christiaan Eijkman

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Also known as C. Eijkman, Christiaan Eykman, C. Eykman

Dutch physician (1858–1930)

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Christiaan Eijkman was a researcher who authored five works. He was recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Medicine collection. His contributions were referenced by 323 other encyclopedia articles.

Eijkman was born on 1858-08-11 and died on 1930-11-05. He is associated with the Commons category "Christiaan Eijkman" and the Commons gallery "Christiaan Eijkman".

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5 total works indexed

  1. 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes

    · 2023 · cited 4,611x

  2. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

  3. MAGMA: Generalized Gene-Set Analysis of GWAS Data

    · 2015 · cited 3,778x

  4. First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole

    · 2019 · cited 3,650x

  5. Nomenclature of Systemic Vasculitides

    · 1994 · cited 3,000x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1929

    “for his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Christiaan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of death
Utrecht
Occupation
physiologist
Educated at
Pasteur Institute
Employer
Utrecht University
Languages spoken
Dutch
Native language
Dutch
Award
John Scott Award
Academic degree
doctorate
Field of work
physiology
Image
Christiaan Eijkman.jpg
Residence
Gelderland
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Commons category
Christiaan Eijkman
date of birth
1858-08-11
date of death
1930-11-05
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
member of
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons gallery
Christiaan Eijkman
name in native language
Christiaan Eijkman
interested in
hygiene
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Encyclopedic overview

Christiaan Eijkman ( UK: /ˈeɪkmən, ˈaɪkmən/ AYK-mən, EYEK-mən, US: /-mɑːn/ -⁠mahn, 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.

Biography

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