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Bengt I. Samuelsson

1934-05-21 – 2024-07-05

Bengt SamuelssonCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (21 May 1934 – 5 July 2024) was a Swedish biochemist. He shared with Sune K. Bergström and John R. Vane the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.

Occupation & Career

biochemist, university teacher, chemist, physician

Education

Karolinska Institutet; Lund University; Stockholm University

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Canada Gairdner International Award; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Rosenstiel Award; Heinrich Wieland Prize; Sir Hans Krebs Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense; George M. Kober Lectureship

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research · Canada Gairdner International Award · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · George M. Kober Lectureship · Heinrich Wieland Prize · honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense · Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · Rosenstiel Award · Sir Hans Krebs Medal

Employer

Karolinska Institutet

Organizations & Memberships

Academia Europaea · American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Buenos Aires National Academy of Medicine · French Academy of Sciences · National Academy of Sciences · Royal National Academy of Medicine · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences