Casimir Funk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Casimir Funk

Polish biochemist

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1884

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 20-Nov-1967

Profession: chemist, biochemist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kazimierz Funk (Polish: [ka'?imj?? 'fu?k]; February 23, 1884 – November 19, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist, generally credited with being among the first to formulate (in 1912) the concept of vitamins, which he called "vital amines" or "vitamines".