Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS (20 June 1861 – 16 May 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901. He was appointed President of the Royal Society from 1930 to 1935.
Hopkins was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, and educated at the City of London School completing his further study wi...
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- Jun 20, 1861
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- May 16, 1947 (age 85 years)
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