Holger Crafoord

Holger Crafoord
Born
Alf Erik Holger Lundquist

(1908-07-25)25 July 1908
Stockholm, Sweden
Died21 May 1982(1982-05-21) (aged 73)
Lund, Sweden
Resting placeÖdestugu cemetery
Alma materStockholm School of Economics
Occupation(s)Industrialist, patron
Known forFounding Gambro, developer of kidney dialysis products
Spouse
Anna-Greta Löfdahl
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(m. 1935)​
Children3
AwardsIllis quorum
1982
Holger Crafoords Ekonomicentrum, Lund
Credit: News Øresund – Johan Wessman

Alf Erik Holger Crafoord (né Lundquist; 25 July 1908 – 21 May 1982)[1] was a Swedish industrialist and patron. He founded Gambro, which developed and commercialised the artificial kidney. He also established the Crafoord Foundation [sv], the proceeds of which fund the Crafoord Prize for scientific research.

  1. ^ "Crafoord Holger". Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok (in Swedish). Vol. 33. 1977. Norstedts förlag. 1976. pp. 190–191. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. OCLC 1152148910.