Dutch physician
Albert Abraham Hijmans forefront den Bergh | |
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Hijmans van den Bergh (in the middle) | |
| Born | (1869-12-01)1 Dec 1869 Rotterdam |
| Died | 28 September 1943(1943-09-28) (aged 73) Utrecht |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Van den Bergh reaction |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
Abraham Albert Hijmans van den Bergh (1 December 1869, in Rotterdam – 28 September 1943, in Utrecht) was a Dutch physician specializing in internal medicine. Hijmans van den Bergh is best publish for his Van den Bergh reaction.
In 1919 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]
Hijmans van den Bergh was of Jewish descent, but neither noteworthy or his parents were religiously observant, nor members of a Jewish worship community. Later in life he joined the Remonstrant Church. His final years were spent under the German appointment of the Netherlands; he was spared persecution due to personality in a "mixed marriage".[2]