Bengt I. Samuelsson
Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (21 May 1934 – 7 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 about prostaglandins and related substances.[2][3]
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| Born | Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson 21 May 1934 Halmstad, Sweden |
| Died | 7 July 2024 (aged 90) Mölle, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | prostaglandins |
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| Fields | Biochemistry |
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1988.[4]
Samuelsson died on 7 July 2024 in Mölle, Sweden from heart disease at the age of 90.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Professor Bengt Samuelsson ForMemRS. London: Royal Society.
- ↑ Raju, T N. The Nobel chronicles. 1982: Sune Karl Bergström (b 1916); Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (b 1934); John Robert Vane (b 1927). Lancet 354 (9193) (1999). p. 1914. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)76884-7.
- ↑ Swedish Medical Association's Jubilee Award
- ↑ Bengt SamuelssonAcademia Europaea.
- ↑ Svenske Nobelpristagaren Bengt Samuelsson död (in sv). www.aftonbladet.se (2024-07-07). Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982 (in en-US). NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-07-08.