A name whose roots stretch back through the dim mists of time to those Germanic tribes who invaded and settled in the British Isles from about the early fifth century, ‘Hopkins’ features prominently in the colourful drama that is the historical record.
• From the worlds of science, invention and business to the stage, sport, music and the written word, many of its bearers have gained high honours and fame.
• Born in 1861, Sir Frederick Hopkins was the English biochemist who in 1929 shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of vitamins.
