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Also known as Ulf Svante von Euler, Ulf S. von Euler, Ulf Svante von Euler-Chelpin

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

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Ulf Svante von Euler (1905–1983) was a Swedish pharmacologist, physiologist, neuroscientist, and pharmacist. Born in Stockholm, he was educated at and employed by the Karolinska Institutet, where he served as a professor. His field of work was physiology, and he authored works including *Comparative endocrinology*, *Noradrenaline*, and *Mechanisms of Release of Biogenic Amines*.

Von Euler received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and an honorary doctorate. He was a member of the Royal Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His parents were Hans von Euler-Chelpin and Astrid Cleve. He died in Stockholm.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1905
Works
15

Top works

  • Comparative endocrinology
  • Noradrenaline
  • Mechanisms of Release of Biogenic Amines
  • Studien über die Beeinflussung der Gewerbsoxydation durch Adrenalin und Insulin mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Bedeutung der Innervation
  • Comparative endocrinology

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Key facts

Born
Ulf Svante von Euler-Chelpin , 7 February 1905, Stockholm, Sweden
Died
9 March 1983 (aged 78), Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater
Karolinska Institutet
Known for
Neurotransmitters Norepinephrine Prostaglandin
Spouses
Jane Sodenstierna ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) ​ Dagmar Cronstedt ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 ) ​
Awards
Gairdner Foundation International Award (1961) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970) ForMemRS (1973)
Fields
Physiologist , Pharmacologist
Institutions
Karolinska Institutet
Academic advisors
Robin Fåhraeus Henry Dale

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1970

    for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Svante
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Stockholm
Occupation
researcher
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
Swedish
Field of work
physiology
Image
Ulf von Euler.jpg
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member of
Japan Academy
date of birth
1905-02-07
date of death
1983-03-09
Commons category
Ulf von Euler
name in native language
Ulf Svante von Euler
interested in
physiology
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Encyclopedic overview

Ulf Svante von EulerForMemRS (7 February 1905 – 9 March 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 for his work on neurotransmitters.

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