Carol Jean Vorderman is a Welsh broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Her media career began when she joined the Channel 4 game show Countdown, appearing with Richard Whiteley from 1982 until hi
Honorary Group Captain Carol Vorderman
Vorderman (middle left) with Boris Johnson in February 2020
Adolphe Guillaume Vorderman was a Dutch physician and scientist whose study of the link between polished rice and beriberi in the Dutch East Indies in 1897 helped lead to the discovery of vitamins. In
Carol Vorderman
…father had been an active member of the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation. He died while the programme was being filmed. Her great-grandfather Adolphe Vorderman played a key role in the discovery of vitamins. Vorderman initially found employment as a junior civil engineer at Dinorwig Power Station in Llanberis…