Paul György
Paul György · Science & Medicine
Discovered vitamins B6 and B7 (biotin) and the protective factor in breast milk; National Medal of Science (1975)
1893, Nagyvárad, Hungary (now Oradea, Romania) — 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Hungary · Germany · United States
Paul György is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Discovered vitamins B6 and B7 (biotin) and the protective factor in breast milk; National Medal of Science (1975)
György was a Hungarian-born American pediatrician and nutritional biochemist who discovered vitamin B6 and biotin (vitamin B7) and identified protective 'bifidus factor' components in human breast milk, work honored with the National Medal of Science in 1975. He fled Nazi Germany and continued his research in the United States. He was born into a Jewish family in Hungary.
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Discovered vitamins B6 and B7 (biotin) and the protective factor in breast milk; National Medal of Science (1975)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
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