Edward Mellanby

Edward Mellanby
Edward Mellanby
	Edward Mellanby in 1943
Born	8 April 1884; West Hartlepool
Died	30 January 1955 (aged 70)
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Spouse	May Tweedy (married 1914)
Awards	FRS (1925); Bisset Hawkins Medal (1929); Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1932); Royal Medal (1932); Buchanan Medal (1947);
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Sheffield; University of Cambridge;

Sir Edward Mellanby (8 April 1884 – 30 January 1955) was a British biochemist and nutritionist who discovered vitamin D and its role in preventing rickets in 1919.

Edward Mellanby
Edward Mellanby in 1943
Born	(1884-04-08)8 April 1884 West Hartlepool
Died	30 January 1955(1955-01-30) (aged 70)
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Spouse	May Tweedy (married 1914)
Awards	FRS (1925) Bisset Hawkins Medal (1929) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1932) Royal Medal (1932) Buchanan Medal (1947)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Sheffield University of Cambridge