Goldberger

American  

[gohld-bur-ger] / ˈgoʊld bɜr gər /

noun

1. Joseph, 1874–1929, U.S. physician, born in Austria: discovered the cause of and treatment for pellagra.

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Goldberger Scientific  

/ gōld′bər-gər /

1. Hungarian-born American physician who investigated the cause and treatment of pellagra. He demonstrated that contrary to common belief, pellagra was not an infectious disease but a nutritional disorder caused by an unbalanced diet and cured by the addition of fresh milk, meat, or yeast.

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Example Sentences

Roth was guided by what the critic Paul Goldberger, in his foreword to this book, calls “a strong knowledge not only of architectural history, but of urban propriety.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

TikToker Meg Goldberger, 27, is no stranger to collecting in a market filled with fakes.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

“There is nothing, at first glance, particularly appealing about the Aluminaire House,” Goldberger wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

At a 1988 talk, the journalist Paul Goldberger asked Portman about the standoffish design of his Times Square Marriott Marquis.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2023

"Do you mean," asked Goldberger incredulously, "that you sat for five hours and more staring at that thing?"

From The Gloved Hand by Stevenson, Burton Egbert