Editing Casimir Funk (section)

==Early life and education==
He was born in [[Warsaw]] (the capital of Poland), being the son of a medical specialist in [[dermatology]].<ref name="Pioneer"/> In 1904, at the age of twenty, he earned a doctorate in chemistry at the [[University of Bern]].<ref name="Griminger">{{Cite journal |last=Griminger |first=Paul |date=September 1972 |title=Casimir Funk--a biographical sketch (1884-1967) |journal=J Nutr |volume=102 |issue=9 |pages=1105–13 |doi=10.1093/jn/102.9.1105 |pmid=4560436}}</ref> In his early career, he worked as a biochemist at the [[Pasteur Institute]], the [[Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken|Wiesbaden Municipal Hospital]], the [[University of Berlin]], and the [[Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine|Lister Institute]].<ref name="NutritionHallofFame">{{Cite web |title=Inductee{{!}}Dr. Kazimierz "Casimir" Funk |url=https://theana.org/NutritionHallofFame |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Nutrition Hall of Fame |publisher=American Nutrition Association}}</ref> Funk emigrated to [[New York State]] in 1915, moving back and forth between the United States and Europe until [[World War II]].<ref name="NutritionHallofFame"/> After working in that country for several years, he became a [[Citizenship of the United States|citizen of the U.S.]] in 1920.<ref name="Pioneer"/>

Funk came from a [[Jews|Jewish background]]. Retrospective reporting by a [[Mass media in the United Kingdom|British news agency]] stated that, despite studying in various [[Europe|European countries]] in the context of increasing domestic [[antisemitism]], he succeeded in his [[College|collegiate goals]], without any specific obstacles hindering his efforts at those various institutions.<ref name="Google">{{Cite news |last=Neath |first=Amelia |date=23 February 2024 |title=Google Doodle celebrates Casimir Funk's 140th Birthday |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/google-doodle-casimir-funk-birthday-b2501319.html |accessdate=23 February 2024 |journal=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>