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Christiaan Eijkman
| Full Name of the recipient | Christiaan Eijkman |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 1929 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands |
| Place of Birth | Nijkerk, Netherlands NLD |
| Date of Birth | 11 August 1858 |
| Age at the time of Award | 70 years |
| Place of Death | Utrecht, the Netherlands NLD |
| Date of Death | 5 November 1930 |
