Famous Swedish Physiologists

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Ulf von Euler

(Physiologist and Pharmacologist)

Birthdate: February 7, 1905

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Died: March 9, 1983

Noted Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist Ulf von Euler was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology (1970) for his work on discovery of neurotransmitters. A full Professor of Physiology at Karolinska Institute for over three decades, he also received the Gairdner prize, became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society and a founding member of the World Cultural Council.

Ragnar Granit

(Finnish-Swedish Scientist Who Shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Medicine)

Birthdate: October 30, 1900

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Riihimäki, Finland

Died: March 12, 1991

Ragnar Granit was a Finnish-Swedish scientist best remembered for winning the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with George Wald and Haldan Keffer Hartline for their discoveries concerning the chemical and physiological visual processes in the eye. From 1946 to 1967, Ragnar Granit also served as a professor at the Karolinska Institute.