Bengt Lundqvist
Bengt Lundqvist (* 1922 ; † 1953 ) was a Swedish chemist .
Life
Together with the Swede Nils Löfgren , he developed the active ingredient lidocaine in 1943 . They sold the rights to the active ingredient to the Swedish company Astra AB . In 1953 Lundqvist died of a cerebral haemorrhage.
Web links
- Äffärs Världen: Släpper bedövningen (Swedish)
- Företagsamheten.se: Skapade världens mest sålda läkemedel (Swedish)
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| SURNAME | Lundqvist, Bengt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
| Place of death | Sweden |