Vitamins and Minerals History

Vitamin A

Chemical Name: Retinol; Year of Discovery: 1913; Discovered by: Elmer McCollum & Marguerite Davis; Country: United States

Vitamin D

Chemical Name: Calciferol; Year of Discovery: 1922; Discovered by: Elmer McCollum; Country: United States

Vitamin E

Chemical Name: Tocopherol; Year of Discovery: 1922; Discovered by: Herbert Evans; Country: United States

Vitamin K

Chemical Name: Not specified; Year of Discovery: 1929; Discovered by: Henrik Dam; Country: Denmark

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)

Year of Discovery: 1897; Discovered by: Christiaan Eijkman; Country: Netherlands

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Year of Discovery: 1922; Discovered by: Unknown; Country: Unknown

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Year of Discovery: 1936; Discovered by: Conrad Elvehjem; Country: United States

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

Year of Discovery: 1931; Discovered by: Roger J. Williams; Country: United States

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Year of Discovery: 1934; Discovered by: Paul Gyorgy; Country: United States

Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

Year of Discovery: 1931; Discovered by: Paul Gyorgy; Country: Germany

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

Year of Discovery: 1941; Discovered by: Henry Mitchell; Country: United States

Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)

Year of Discovery: 1926; Discovered by: George Whipple & William Murphy; Country: United States

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

Year of Discovery: 1928; Discovered by: Albert Szent-Györgyi; Country: England

Choline

Year of Discovery: Unknown; Discovered by: Adolph Strecker; Country: Germany

Calcium

Year of Discovery: 1808; Discovered by: Humphrey Davy; Country: England

Magnesium

Year of Discovery: 1755; Discovered by: Joseph Black; Country: England

Phosphorus

Year of Discovery: 1669; Discovered by: Hennig Brand; Country: Germany

Potassium

Year of Discovery: 1807; Discovered by: Humphrey Davy; Country: England

Chromium

Year of Discovery: 1798; Discovered by: Louis Nicolas; Country: France

Copper

Year of Discovery: 9000 BC; Discovered by: Unknown; Country: France

Fluoride

Year of Discovery: 1886; Discovered by: Unknown; Country: Iraq

Iodine

Year of Discovery: 1811; Discovered by: Henri Moissan; Country: France

Iron

Year of Discovery: 5000 BC; Discovered by: Bernard Courtois; Country: France

Selenium

Year of Discovery: 1817; Discovered by: Unknown; Country: Unknown

Zinc

Year of Discovery: 1746; Discovered by: Andreas Marggraf; Country: Germany