Class Richard Sievers
Klas Richard Sievers (born June 21, 1852 in Helsinki ; † November 9, 1931 ibid) was a Finnish doctor and archiatrist .
He came from a Stockholm family with German roots.
As General Director of the Medical Works , he made a major contribution to sparing Finland from the cholera epidemics that raged in Russia from 1908 to 1910. A number of new hospitals were built under his leadership. Sievers was a pioneer in the Finnish fight against tuberculosis .
He was the grandfather of the author Olof Lagercrantz and great-grandfather of the actress Marika Lagercrantz .
literature
- Henning Söderhjelm: Richard Sievers. En kort levnadsteckning för hans barnabarn , Göteborg 1964
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| SURNAME | Sievers, Klas Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish doctor and archiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1931 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |