Theodor Svedberg | |
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 Svedberg in 1926 | |
| Born | Theodor Svedberg 30 August 1884 Valbo, Sweden |
| Died | 25 February 1971 (aged 86) Kopparberg, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Known for | Analytical ultracentrifugation Colloid chemistry |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1926)[1] Franklin Medal (1949) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1944)[2] Björkénska priset (1913, 1923, 1926) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Uppsala University Gustaf Werner Institute |
| Doctoral students | Arne Tiselius[3] |
Theodor Svedberg (30 August 1884 – 25 February 1971; also known as The Svedberg) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the mid-1900s to late 1940s. While at Uppsala, Svedberg started as a docent before becoming the university's physical chemistry head in 1912. After leaving Uppsala in 1949, Svedberg was in charge of the Gustaf Werner Institute until 1967. Apart from his 1926 Nobel Prize, Svedberg was named a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1944 and became part of the National Academy of Sciences in 1945.
- ^ Svedberg's Nobel Foundation biography
- ^ Claesson, S.; Pedersen, K. O. (1972). "The Svedberg 1884-1971". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 18: 594–627. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1972.0022. S2CID 71640598.
- ^ Tiselius, Arne (1972). "Reflections from both sides of the counter". Annual Review of Biochemistry. 37: 1–23. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.37.070168.000245. PMID 4875715.