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Theodor Svedberg

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Theodor Svedberg

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Also known as Theodor Svedburg

Swedish chemist (1884-1971)

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Theodor Svedberg was born on August 30, 1884, and died on February 25, 1971. He was recognized as the recipient of one Nobel Prize.

His work is included in several collections. These include the Royal Society collection, the Nobel Laureates collection, the Nobel Chemistry collection, and the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1926

    “for his work on disperse systems”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Theodor
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of death
Örebro
Child
Hillevi Svedberg
Occupation
artist
Educated at
Uppsala University
Employer
Uppsala University
Languages spoken
Swedish
Doctoral advisor
Carl Benedicks
Doctoral student
Arne Tiselius
Field of work
biochemistry
Image
The-svedberg-1.jpg
Residence
Sweden
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member of
Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Commons category
Theodor Svedberg
name in native language
Theodor Svedberg
date of birth
1884-08-30
date of death
1971-02-25
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Bogdan Klich
Commons gallery
Theodor Svedberg
has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum
student
Arne Tiselius
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Theodor Svedberg
interested in
physical chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Theodor Svedberg (30 August 1884 – 25 February 1971) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the mid-1900s to late 1940s. While at Uppsala, Svedberg started as a docent before becoming the university's physical chemistry head in 1912. After leaving Uppsala in 1949, Svedberg was in charge of the Gustaf Werner Institute until 1967. Apart from his 1926 Nobel Prize, Svedberg was named a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1944 and became part of the National Academy of Sciences in 1945.

Early life and education

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