Adolphe Vorderman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolphe Vorderman

Dutch scientist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1844

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1902

Profession: physician, ornithologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adolphe Guillaume Vorderman (12 December 1844 in The Hague – 15 July 1902 in Batavia) was a Dutch physician and scientist whose extensive and scrupulous study of the link between polished rice and Beriberi in the Dutch East Indies in 1897 helped lead to the discovery of vitamins.
Adolphe Vorderman was a great-grandfather of British television presenter Carol Vorderman.