Rolf Sievert
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Swedish medical physicist, professor (1896–1966)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1896-05-06 ) 6 May 1896, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 3 October 1966 (1966-10-03) (aged 70), Stockholm, Sweden
- Alma mater
- Uppsala University ( B.S. ) Stockholm University ( M.S. )
- Occupation
- Medical physicist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Place of death
- Stockholm
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- Royal Institute of Technology
- Employer
- Karolinska Institutet
- Field of work
- radiophysics
- Image
- Rolf Sievert 1896-1966.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rolf Sievert
- date of birth
- 1896-05-06
- date of death
- 1966-12-03
- name in native language
- Rolf Sievert
- described by source
- Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
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Encyclopedic overview
Rolf Maximilian Sievert ( Swedish: [ˈrɔlf maksɪˈmǐːlɪan ˈsǐːvɛʈ]; 6 May 1896 – 3 October 1966) was a Swedish medical physicist whose major contribution was in the study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation.
The sievert (Sv), the SI unit representing the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, is named for him. He has been called the "Father of Radiation Protection".
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