Talk:Casimir Funk

Reason for move
I moved this page to the anglicized title per the Naming conventions (use English). I also used Google's Language Tools to search for both versions of the name occuring on English webpages. There were over 500 for "Casimir Funk" and only 30 for "Kazimierz Funk". --mav 01:34, November 8, 2002

Request
Help, l am trying to find out what vegetables contain the following chemicals: lf you can please help, my email address is maureenshapeshifter8@fsmail.net with gratitude,
 * fluoride of lime
 * phosphate of magnesia
 * sulphate of potash
 * phosphate of soda
 * sulphate of lime
 * silica
 * phosphate of lime
 * sodium chloride
 * phosphate of iron
 * phosphate of potash
 * sulphate of soda
 * chloride of potash.

Maureen — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.92.168.172 (talk • contribs) 03:02, October 30, 2003 (UTC)


 * Post your question on the Reference desk for best results Lumos3 23:14, 19 May 2004 (UTC)

Jewish Origin
According to official biography, Funk was not of Jewish origins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cautious (talk • contribs) 03:15, October 30, 2003 (UTC)

Why was his jewish ancestry removed from the opening paragraph? 50.237.95.146 (talk) 16:51, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Perhaps because it wasn't cited? Maybe you could add a section about his Jewish heritage and his family life? Look at  or  --evrik (talk) 18:02, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I found the edit that did it -- the user cited MOS:ETHNICITY. That information should be in a biography section, which would be a great addition to this page! I popped over to the Polish version and looked it over with google translate and apparently this is debated? I'd take a peek at their sources -- I wasn't able to view any except for this one https://web.archive.org/web/20170831034315/http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_jew100.html#Funk. I'm going to let other people sort this out, though, because this is out of my expertise and I'm just looking through because of the Google Doodle. MysticCaprids (talk) 18:18, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

I am suspicious about the removal of any mention of his Jewish ancestry, when it is both implicit, in that he fled Poland during WWII, and his family discussed it in the following article: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/23/who-was-casimir-funk-todays-google-doodle-who-helped-create-vitamins.html#:~:text=Funk's%20family%20describes%20him%20as,Semitism%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20company%20added. In addition, Funk is a common Jewish (German) surname. The importance of including his ethnic background is important in the historical context of Jewish persecution during WWII, which resulted in an exodus of prominent Jewish scientists, subsequently affecting which countries achieved leadership in science and technology. It is also important that given rising antisemitism in the world today, it is dangerous to diminish the role of Jewish contributions to humanity.

date of death
Can anyone shed any light on his date of death: was it January 19, 1967, November 20, 1967, November 30, 1967, or none of the above? Internet searches find multiple sources for each. Everyking 05:47, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * Follow link to the Polish Wikipedia Kazimierz Funk where they have the January date. Hes a national hero so they probably know Lumos3 23:14, 19 May 2004 (UTC)

Photo ref added
There is a photograph of Casimir Funk on a University of Michigan www page at. The copyright is unclear so I am reluctant to post it. Lumos3 23:03, 19 May 2004 (UTC)

Comment
he tried to isolate the substance responsible and he succeeded around 1912. Because that substance contained an amine group, he called it vitamine (vitamin). It was later to be known as vitamin B1 (Thiamine)

In 1936 he determined the molecular structure of thiamin, though he was not the first to isolate it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.54.16.108 (talk) 19:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

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Thiamine vs niacin, beri-beri
In the first paragraph under Career, it's stated that Funk succeeded in isolating the substance in brown rice that prevents beri-beri. The substance he identified "was later to be known as vitamin B3 (niacin), although he thought it would be thiamine", but it is lack of thiamine that causes beri-beri. So this paragraph appears nonsensical, and the meaning of the "although" clause in this context is unclear. Yeltommo (talk) 22:50, 25 February 2024 (UTC)