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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 after publishing a landmark medical writing in 1912.
Casimir Funk:, biochemist, the first to formulate (1912) the concept and the term of vitamins originally calling them "vital amins"/"vit- amins" discovered first ...
Casimir Funk: February 23, 1884 Warsaw, Poland November 19, 1967 New York City, United States 1926, 1946 Nominated for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine too [ap] [142] [143] Paul Pascal: July 4, 1880 Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France January 26, 1968 Caen, France 1926, 1927, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1960 [144] 1927 - Prize has been awarded a year later
Died Years Nominated Notes [3] 1901: Emil von Behring [a] 15 March 1854 Hansdorf, German Confederation: 31 March 1917 Marburg, German Empire: 1901, 1902 [4] Won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [b] (id=9720) Kitasato Shibasaburō: 29 January 1853 Oguni, Kumamoto, Japan: 13 June 1931 Tokyo, Japan 1901
These included the physiology of diving; the lethal effect of ultraviolet light on bacteria; fat metabolism; the role of vitamins in nutrition (the term 'vitamine' was coined by Casimir Funk when working at the institute). [4] [13] The institute was significant in helping to set up tuberculosis eradication programmes. [14]
Casimir Funk (1884–1967), Polish biochemist; The Funk family of American professional wrestlers: Dory Funk (1919–1973), family patriarch; Dory Funk Jr. (born 1942), real-life older son; Terry Funk (1944–2023), real-life younger son also known as "The Funker" Jimmy Jack Funk (born 1959), kayfabe younger son (real name Ferrin Barr Jr.)
[4] [27] Levodopa was first synthesized in 1911 by Casimir Funk, but it received little attention until the mid 20th century. [12] It entered clinical practice in 1967, and the first large study reporting improvements in people with Parkinson's disease resulting from treatment with levodopa was published in 1968.
Casimir is a Latin version of the Polish male name Kazimierz (Polish pronunciation: [ka'ʑi.mjeʂ]). The original Polish feminine form is Kazimiera , in Latin and other languages rendered as Casimira.