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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.
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"
May 12, 2024 · Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins 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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The fundamental pioneer work of Rubner and its later extension to human subjects in the remarkable enterprise of Atwater, Benedict, Rosa, and others in the United States could not fail to produce a deep impression upon the thought of the time.
Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1929 for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins, shared with Christiaan Eijkman. First Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge, elected 1914.
Frederick Gowland Hopkins was born at Eastbourne, the son of Frederick Hopkins, and educated partly in private schools and partly at the City of London School.
Learn about the Nobel-winning biochemist who discovered vitamins and established biochemistry as a discipline. Find out his biography, achievements, and contributions to science.
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