Gunnar Nilson | |
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| Born | Lars Gunnar Edvard Nilson 28 September 1872 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | 28 March 1951 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Education | Karolinska Institute, Lund University |
| Years active | 1895–1937 |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Naval surgeon |
| Field | Naval medicine |
| Institutions | Maria Hospital, Karlskrona Naval Hospital |
| Awards | See below |
Lars Gunnar Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. He passed his mogenhetsexamen in 1890 and earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Uppsala University in 1895. Nilson conducted study trips across several European countries before becoming a naval doctor for the Swedish Navy from 1898 to 1902. He completed his Licentiate of Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in 1899 and later became a naval surgeon in Karlskrona, where he oversaw the rebuilding of the Navy's hospital between 1906 and 1911.
Nilson earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1911 and served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy from 1917 to 1937 and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps, also holding numerous prestigious positions within the medical and insurance sectors. He represented Sweden at international medical conferences and published around fifty works, focusing on naval surgery and healthcare. He is also known for his opposition to merging the army and navy healthcare systems, promoting specialized medical practices within the navy.