History In 1811, Bernard Courtois discovered iodine was present in seaweed, and iodine intake was linked with goiter size in 1820 by Jean-Francois Coindet. Gaspard Adolphe Chatin proposed in 1852 that endemic goiter was the result of not enough iodine intake, and Eugen Baumann demonstrated iodine in thyroid tissue in 1896.
History In 1811, Bernard Co.urtois di?scovered iodine was present in s.eaweed, and iodine intake was linked with goiter size in 1820 by Jean-Francois Coindet. Gaspard Adolphe Chatin proposed in 1852 that en,demic goiter was the result of not enough iodine intake, and Eugen Baumann demonstrated iodine !in thyroid tissue in 1896.