Holger Crafoord
Holger Crafoord ( pronunciation : [ ˌhɔlːgəɹ ˈkrafːɔɖ ], * July 25, 1908 in Stockholm , † May 21, 1982 ) was a Swedish industrialist.
After training as an economist, he started his career at the packaging company Åkerlund & Rausing and Tetra Pak . In 1964 he founded the Gambro company in Lund , where the artificial kidney developed by Nils Alwall was brought to market maturity. In order to found the company, Crafoord sold his shares in both of his companies to his business partner Ruben Rausing .
The Crafoord Prize he donated is named after him .
literature
- Kungl. Humanistiska vetenskapssamfundet i Lund: Årsberättelse: Bulletin de la Société royale des lettres de Lund. CWK Gleerup, Lund, 1982, pp. 21, 23.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nils Alwall, the artificial kidney and Gambro ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crafoord, Holger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1982 |