Abraham Albert Hijmans van den Bergh [SEP] place of birth
Abraham Albert Hijmans van den Bergh
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 known for his Van den Bergh reaction.
In 1919 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
External links.
- Biography at inghist.nl
- Hijmans van den Bergh Building
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 diazotised sulphanilic acid to produce purple coloured azo bilirubin.this reaction is highly useful in understanding the nature of jaundice. This was pioneered by the Dutch Physician, Abraham Albert Hijmans van den Bergh (1869–1943) of Utrecht.