J anu ary ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Ant werp , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁pione er ▁in ▁thy roid ▁function ▁research . ▁ ▁Queen ▁Anne ' s ▁sign ▁▁ ▁The ▁association ▁with ▁Anne ▁of ▁Den mark ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁portrait ure , ▁although ▁history ▁does ▁not ▁suggest ▁that ▁she ▁suffered ▁an ▁under active ▁thy roid . ▁The ▁e pon ym ▁is ▁disput ed ▁by ▁some , ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁Anne ▁of ▁France , ▁Anne ▁of ▁Brit t any , ▁Anne ▁of ▁Austria , ▁Anne ▁B ole yn ▁and ▁Anne ▁of ▁Cle ves ▁may ▁all ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁as ▁candidates . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Th y roid ▁disease ▁Category : Sym pt oms ▁and ▁signs : ▁End ocr in ology , ▁nut r ition , ▁and ▁met abol ism <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁Edward ▁Vern on ▁( 2 8 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁rules ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁( V FL ). ▁ ▁Vern on ▁joined ▁Col ling wood ▁from ▁B ould er ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Gold fields ▁Football ▁Association , ▁which ▁he ▁capt ained ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁ro ver . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁final s ▁at ▁Col ling wood ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁seasons ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁half ▁forward ▁fl ank er ▁in ▁their ▁ 1