Olof Hammarsten

Olof Hammarsten (1901)

Olof Hammarsten (born August 21, 1841 in Norrköping , † September 21, 1932 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish physician , physiologist and biochemist . In addition to his extensive teaching and research activities, Hammarsten was rector of Uppsala University from 1901 to 1905 and a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry from 1905 to 1926.

Live and act

Olof Hammarsten began studying medicine at the University of Uppsala on May 22, 1861, where he became Med. Cand. On May 29, 1866 and Med. Lic. In the same year he obtained his doctorate in medicine and physiology and was then assistant in the laboratory for clinical chemistry at Uppsala University. On January 24, 1873 he became assistant professor for medicinal and physiological chemistry, on June 1, 1877 he was appointed associate professor for medicine and on November 16, 1883 as full professor for medicinal and physiological chemistry. Hammarsten had been Vice Rector of Uppsala University since June 1, 1893, and was appointed Rector of the University on June 1, 1901. He retired as professor and rector on May 31, 1905.

Hammarsten was a member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala (1878), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1881), the Royal Science and Literature Society in Gothenburg (1895, honorary member 1907) and the Royal Physiographical Society in Lund (1900, honorary member 1916 ). On May 28, 1919 he was elected to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for the chemistry section and the physiology section ( matriculation number 3419 ). In 1901 he received the Berzelius Medal, in 1903 the Björkénska Prize and in 1926 the Gustaf Adolf Medal .

Olof Hammarsten was a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry from 1905 to 1926. He himself was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1907 by E. Riegler, in 1910 by Leon Paweł Marchlewski and Walery Jaworski , in 1912 by W. Gulowitsch and in 1913 by E. Riegler, W. Reiss, Leon Paweł Marchlewski and Napoleon Cybulski . After his time on the Nobel Committee, he was proposed in 1927 by Ernst Vahlen for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry .

family

Olof Hammarsten's parents were the shipowner Per Wilhelm Hammarsten and Ulrika Fredrika Palm. Olof Hammarsten was married on November 8, 1870 to Olivia Charlotta Glas (1845-1891), daughter of the physician Olof Glas (1812-1880) and Gustava Charlotta Winblad von Walter (1815-1880). Together they had a daughter, Matilda Gustava Charlotta Hammarsten (1871–1929). His brother, the priest Fredrik Hammarsten (1846–1922), was the father of the chemist Einar Hammarsten (1889–1968) and the graphic artist Signe Hammarsten-Jansson (1882–1970). His sister was the writer Fredrika Wilhelmina (Wilma) Lindhé (1838–1922).

Works (selection)

Hammarsten published numerous articles, mainly in Swedish and German, on various topics in medicine, physiology and biochemistry. Particularly noteworthy are his textbooks, which have appeared in numerous editions and languages:

• Lärobok i fysiologisk kemi och fysiologisk-kemisk analys . 2 volumes. W. Schultz Förlag, Uppsala 1883 (Swedish).
• Kortfattad laerobok i farmaceutisk kemi . W. Schultz Förlag, Uppsala 1886 (Swedish).
• Kortfattad laerobok i fysiologisk kemi . W. Schultz Förlag, Uppsala 1904 (Swedish).

literature

• Olof Hammarsten . In: Anton Niklas Sundberg , Theodor Magnus Fries (ed.): Inbjudningsskrifter till de Högtidligheter hvarmed trehundraårsminnet av Upsala should kommer att firas September 5-7, 1893 . Akademiska Boktryckeriet Edv. Berling, Uppsala 1893, p. 61–63 (Swedish, runeberg.org [accessed July 9, 2018]).
• Julius Pagel : Hammarsten, Olof . In: Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin / Vienna 1901, Sp.  683–684 .
• Hammarsten, Olof . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 457-457 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• Hammarsten, Olof . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 10 : Gossler-Harris . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1909, Sp. 1255-1256 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• Hammarsten, Olof . In: Göran Lindblad (ed.): Vem är det. Svensk biografisk handbok 1925 . 7th year PA Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1924, ISSN  0347-3341 , p. 282 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
• Prof. Olof Hammarsten (1841-1932) . In: Nature . Vol. 148, no. 3746, August 16, 1941, p. 195 (English, nature.com ).
• Hammarsten, Olof . In: Vem var det? Biography över bortgångna svenskahaben och kvinnor including kronologisk förteckning över skilda ämbetens och tjänsters innehavare. PA Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Stockholm 1944, p. 81 (Swedish, runeberg.org [accessed July 9, 2018]).
• Gunnar Blix : Olof Hammarsten . In: Erik Grill (Ed.): Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . tape 18 (1969-1971) . Stockholm 1971, p. 207 (Swedish, riksarkivet.se [accessed July 9, 2018]).

Web links

• Olof Hammarsten's membership entry at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on July 20, 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Albert Wangerin (Ed.): Leopoldina . Official organ of the Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists. 55th issue. On commission from Max Niemeyer, Halle 1919, p. 45 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
2. ↑ Olof Hammarsten. In: Nomination Database. Nobel Media AB, accessed July 9, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Olaf Hammarsten. In: Nomination Database. Nobel Media AB, accessed July 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Hammarsten, släkt . In: Erik Grill (Ed.): Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . tape 18 (1969-1971) . Stockholm 1971, p. 206 (Swedish, riksarkivet.se [accessed July 9, 2018]).