Paul Gyorgy

Paul Gyorgy (1893 to 1976) was a Hungarian-born American biochemist, nutritionist and pediatrician best known for his discovery of three B vitamins: riboflavin, B6 and biotin. He was also well known for his research into the protective factors of human breast milk, particularly his discoveries of Lactobacillus bifidus growth factor activity in human milk and its anti-staphylococcal properties. Born in Nagyvarad in Hungary to a Jewish family, he was influenced by his father, a general practitioner, to pursue a career in medicine, attended the University of Budapest Medical School and graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1915. He received the National Medal of Science in 1975 from President Gerald Ford.