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United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)

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        Dozens of new cases in New Arizona, same for Grand Funk Railroad.
        Grand junction
        2
        That's important to the military's role as a public citizen, says Funk.
        Wired
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        Five years later, the Queen of Funk embarked on her solo career.
        Ebony
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        U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry Funk in Jacksonville, Florida will oversee the case.
        Reuters
        5
        Cartier's Island of Birds is the Funk Island of our present maps.
        The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques ...
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        McCollum opposed Casimir Funk's 1912 name vitamines because he thought they were no more "vital" than other nutrients and because they are not true amines.
        Wired
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