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Casimir Funk

Biochemist

Died when: 82 years 330 days (994 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Casimir Funk

Kazimierz Funk (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ ˈfuŋk];February 23, 1884 – November 19, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish-American biochemist generally credited with being among the first to formulate (in 1912) the concept of vitamins, which he called "vital amines" or "vitamines".


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