SIR FREDERICK GOWLAND HOPKINS

1929 Nobel Laureate in Medicine

for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins.

• 1861-1947
• Place of birth: Eastbourne, East Sussex (Great Britain)
• Residence: Great Britain
• Affiliation: Cambridge University (Professor from 1914)
• Pioneered the study of accessory food factors (now known as vitamins)
• Was knighted in 1925

• Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge where Prof. Hopkins worked (see also History)

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