Abraham Albert Hijmans van den Bergh (1 December 1869, in
Rotterdam
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– 28 September 1943, in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
) was a Dutch physician specializing in internal medicine. Hijmans van den Bergh is best known for his
Van den Bergh reaction Van den Bergh reaction is a chemical reaction used to measure bilirubin levels in blood. More specifically, it determines the amount of conjugated bilirubin in the blood. The reaction produces azobilirubin.
Principle: bilirubin reacts with diazotise ...
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In 1919 he became member of the
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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References
External links
Biography at inghist.nlHijmans van den Bergh Building
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1869 births
1943 deaths
Dutch internists
Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Physicians from Rotterdam