Conrad Elvehjem
Chemist, Academic
1901 – 1962
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Who was Conrad Elvehjem?
Conrad Arnold Elvehjem was internationally known as an American biochemist in nutrition. In 1937 he identified a molecule found in fresh meat and yeast as a new vitamin, nicotinic acid, now called niacin. His discovery led directly to the cure of human pellagra, once a major health problem in the United States.
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