Casimir funk biography templates
Casimir funk biography templates
Sample personal biography templates.
Casimir Funk
| American biochemist of Polish origin. Date of Birth: 23.02.1884 Country: Poland |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Research and Discoveries
- Career and Legacy
Early Life and Education
Casimir Funkwas born on February 23, 1884, in Warsaw, Poland.
He graduated from the University of Bern in 1904, where he earned a doctorate in chemistry.
Research and Discoveries
Funk's work focused primarily on vitamins and hormones. In 1912, he isolated an active substance from rice bran that cured pigeons of polyneuritis, a disease similar to beriberi.
Casimir funk biography templates free
He also discovered another active compound, known today as nicotinic acid or vitamin B3. He coined the term "vitamins" for these substances.
Funk introduced the term "avitaminosis" and developed methods for preventing and treating vitamin deficiencies.
He synthesized adrenaline and the drug Salvarsan (originally discovered by Paul Ehrlich). He determined the presence of two hormones in the posterior pituitary glan