Conrad Elvehjem
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 62 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 27,1901 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | McFarland |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 27,1962 |
| Died | Madison |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Field | Biochemistry |
| Employer | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Awards | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Books | Iron in Nutrition: Factors Affecting Hemoglobin Formation in the Animal Body |
| The Vitamin Content of Meat | |
| Known for | Nutrition; niacin |
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| ID | 974108 |
Conrad Elvehjem Life story
Conrad Arnold Elvehjem was internationally known as an American biochemist in nutrition. In 1937 he identified two vitamins, nicotinic acid, also known as niacin, and nicotinamide, which were deficient directly in human pellagra, once a major health problem in the United States.
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