Title:

The Identification of Vitamin C

Creator:

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

4 March 1938

Description:

In this brief note, Szent-Gyorgyi responded to G. C. Cox's recent account of the vitamin C priority controversy, noting that he had reported his findings to the Hungarian Medical Association well before C. G. King claimed the discovery of vitamin C.

Periodical:

Science

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rights:

Reprinted with permission from Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "The Identification of Vitamin C." Science 87, 2253 (4 March 1938): 214-215. Copyright 1938 AAAS., Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the publisher., and http://www.sciencemag.org/

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Ascorbic Acid

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Crystallized Vitamin C and Hexuronic Acid, 1937

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "The Identification of Vitamin C." Science 87, 2253 (4 March 1938): 214-215. Article. 2 Images.. Science

Legacy ID:

WGBBJT

NLM ID:

101584924X135

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X135

Story Section:

Szeged, 1931-1947: Vitamin C, Muscles, and WWII