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Christiaan Eijkman
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| Born | August 11, 1858 Nijkerk, Netherlands |
| Died | November 5, 1930 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Fields | Tropical diseases |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1929) |
Christiaan Eijkman (August 11, 1858 - November 5, 1930) was a Dutch doctor. He won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Sir Frederick Hopkins, for the discovery of vitamins