Christiaan Eijkman

Christiaan Eijkman net worth and salary: Christiaan Eijkman is a Doctor who has a net worth of $6 Million. Christiaan Eijkman was born in in August 11, 1858. He accidentally discovered vitamins while researching a neurological disease.
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🎂 Christiaan Eijkman - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Christiaan Eijkman is 166 years, 4 months and 15 days old. Christiaan Eijkman will celebrate 167rd birthday on a Monday 11th of August 2025. Below we countdown to Christiaan Eijkman upcoming birthday.

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Popular As Christiaan Eijkman
Occupation Doctor
Age years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born August 11, 1858 (Netherlands)
Birthday August 11
Town/City Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

🌙 Zodiac

Christiaan Eijkman’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Christiaan Eijkman was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.

About

He accidentally discovered vitamins while researching a neurological disease.

Before Fame

He caught malaria during his early travels, and returned to Europe to dedicate himself fully to scientific research.

Trivia

He noticed chickens in his laboratory got sick when fed one type of rice and recovered when fed different type of rice, and he theorized that there must be a ingredient that made them sick.

Family Life

His father, Christiaan Eijkman, was the headmaster of a nearby school.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize for Medicine like the Englishman George Whipple.

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