Person Samuelsson; Bengt Ingemar; biochemist Samuelsson Bengt Ingemar biochemist 1934 - 2024 Swedish Male Halmstad, Sweden, Europe 21/05/1934 19340521 His home in Molle, on the west coast of Sweden 09/07/2024 20240709

biochemist Physiology Biochemistry Education: Public school in Halmstad, Sweden; University of Lund, Lund; Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm MD 1960; PhD 19161 Career: Assistant professor of medical chemistry, Karolinska Institutet (1961-1966); Research fellow, Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts., U.S.A (1961-1962); Professor of medical chemistry, Royal Veterinary College, Stockholm (1967-1972); Professor of medical and physiological chemistry, Karolinska Institutet (1973); Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Karolinska Institutet (1973); Visiting professor in chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A., spring term (1976); Dean of the Medical Faculty, Karolinska Institutet (1978-1983); Rector of Karolinska Institutet (1983-1995); died from heart disease. Memberships: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1981 Awards/Medals: Swedish Medical Association's Jubilee Award, 1968 and 1981 Anders Jahres Award, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway 1970 Louisa Gross Horwitz Award, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. 1975 Honorary Member American Society of Biological Chemists 1976 Intrascience Medalist, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. 1976 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, New York, U.S.A. 1977 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 1978 Ciba Geigy Drew Award in Biomedical Research, Madison, New Jersey, U.S A. 1980 Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award in Basic Medical Research, Brandeis University, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. 1981 Swedish Medical Association’s Jubilee Award, Stockholm, Sweden 1981 The Gairdner Foundation Award, Toronto, Canada 1981 Heinrich Wieland Prize, Munich, West Germany 1981 Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) for his discoveries concerning prostaglandins, together with Sune Bergström and John Vane, 1982 The Bror Holmberg Medal of the Swedish Chemical Society 1982 Honorary Member Association of American Physicians 1982 Member of the Mediterranean Academy, Catania, Italy 1982 Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1982 American Chemical Society Division of Medical Chemistry Award 1982 Waterford Bio-Medical Science Award, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. 1982 International Association of Allergology & Clinical Immunology Award, London, Great Britian 1982 Honorary Member, Swedish Medical Association, Stockholm, Sweden 1982 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of Illinois, U.S.A. 1983 Parents: Anders and Kristina (Nilsson) Samuelsson. Spouse: Karin (née Bergstein), physician. Children: Bo, Elisabet (d. 1966), and Astrid. Best known for his work on prostaglandins: Bengt isolated, identified and analysed numerous prostaglandins - hormone-like compounds that influence a wide range of biological processes, including allergic reactions and the regulation of body temperature and blood pressure. Discovered several new prostaglandins such as thromboxane, which influences the clotting of blood. His research contributed to many fields of medicine, with particular significance in treating blood clots, inflammation, and allergies. Foreign Member 28/06/1990 56 The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor Bengt Samuelsson ForMemRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/bengt-samuelsson-12224/; last accessed: 12/02/2025] The Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982, Bengt I. Samuelsson Biographical, [URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1982/samuelsson/biographical/; last accessed: 12/02/2025] The New York Times, Delthia Ricks, 17 July 2024, Bengt Samuelsson, 90, Dies; Nobelist’s Research Led to Medical Advances, [URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/science/bengt-samuelsson-dead.html; last accessed: 12/02/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 21 May 1934 - The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/02/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4734 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 06/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/72673307 5517139b-0d43-44ec-be22-9feafc173dcd