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Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS [3] (20 June 1861 – 16 May 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901.
May 12, 2024 · Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (born June 20, 1861, Eastbourne, East Sussex, Eng.—died May 16, 1947, Cambridge) was a British biochemist, who received (with Christiaan Eijkman) the 1929 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovery of essential nutrient factors—now known as vitamins—needed in animal diets to maintain health.
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Sir Frederick Hopkins Biographical . F rederick Gowland Hopkins was born on June 20, 1861, at Eastbourne, England. His father, a bookseller in Bishopsgate Street, London, was much interested in science, but he died when Gowland was an infant.
Jun 20, 2021 · Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947) On June 20, 1861, English biochemist and Nobel Laureate Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins was born. He is best known for the discovery of essential nutrient factors, now known as vitamins, needed in animal diets to maintain health. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901.
First Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge, elected 1914. Coming to Cambridge in 1898, Hopkins founded the subject of biological chemistry and became the first Cambridge Professor of Biochemistry in 1914. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins, sharing it with Christiaan Eijkman who discovered the ...
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS (20 June 1861 – 16 May 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901. He was President of the Royal Society from 1930 to 1935.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1929 was divided equally between Christiaan Eijkman "for his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin" and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins "for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins"
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