Casimir Funk (Noun)
Meaning
United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Casimir Funk is known for his contributions to the understanding of specific vitamins and amino acids.
- A key discovery by Casimir Funk isolated thiamine, now known as Vitamin B1, in 1932.
- Casimir Funk pioneered a research approach that systematically identified nutrients in the early 20th century.
- Casimir Funk published a book titled `Vitamines` that laid the foundation for nutritional research in 1922.
- Casimir Funk made groundbreaking contributions of isolating various essential vitamins, laying the foundation for discoveries of other essential nutrients.