Human Accomplishment: Henrik Dam

a Danish biochemist and physiologist.

Born

21 February 1895 Copenhagen

Died

17 April 1976 (aged 81) Copenhagen

Nationality

Danish

Known for

Discovery of vitamin K

Fields

Biochemistry and physiology

Institutions

University of Copenhagen, University of Rochester

adultbasic

Denmark

Education

Copenhagen Polytechnic Institute (now the Technical University of Denmark ), University of Graz

era

1800+

Influences

Fritz Pregl

Thesis

Nogle Undersøgelser over Sterinernes Biologiske Betydning (Some investigations on the biological significance of the sterines) (1934)

Henrik Dam