The Svedberg

The (Theodor) Svedberg ( pronunciation : [ ˌteː ˈsveːdbæɹʝ ], born August 30, 1884 in Valbo , Gävle municipality , † February 26, 1971 in Kopparberg ) was a Swedish chemist and 1926 Nobel Prize winner.

life and work

Svedberg began his studies at Uppsala University in 1904 . In 1905 he passed the examination to become a candidate for philosophy . The Filosofie licentiat followed in 1907 and the Filosofie doctor in 1908 . As early as 1907, Svedberg worked as a lecturer in chemistry at the university. From 1908 to 1912 he gave lectures in physical chemistry . In this department he was appointed professor in 1912. In 1913 Svedberg became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .

He mainly carried out research on colloids (solutions of finely divided macromolecules , e.g. of proteins in water). To do this, he constructed analytical ultracentrifuges with which, among other things, he could determine the molecular mass of proteins. Svedberg received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1926 for his work on disperse systems . He determined u. a. the sedimentation coefficients of the respiratory blood proteins of nereis ( hemoglobin ) and octopus ( hemocyanin ).

According to him, the unit of measurement for the sedimentation coefficient is the Svedberg unit S , which indicates the speed with which large molecules or small particles are deposited in the unit acceleration field of an ultracentrifuge.

The Svedberg was married to the doctor Andrea Andreen between 1909 and 1915 . The marriage resulted in two children, the architects Hillevi Svedberg and Elias Svedberg.

Honors and memberships

The moon crater Svedberg is named after him. The Institute of Physics at Stockholm University has also named a lecture hall after him.

In 1925 he was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . In 1944 Svedberg was admitted to the Royal Society as a Foreign Member . In 1945 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , in 1948 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Svedberg was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and since 1966 a foreign member of the then Academy of Sciences of the USSR .

literature

Stig Claesson, Kai O. Pedersen: The Svedberg. 1884-1971. In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. Volume 18, 1972, pp. 594-627, doi: 10.1098 / rsbm.1972.0022 .
RA Kyle, MA Shampo: Theodor Svedberg and the ultracentrifuge. In: Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic. Volume 72, Number 9, September 1997, p. 830, ISSN 0025-6196 . PMID 9294529 .
The Svedberg: Sedimentation constants, molecular weights, and isoelectric points of the respiratory proteins. In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Volume 103, 1933, pp. 311-325
The Svedberg . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 27 : Stockholm-Nynäs järnväg – Syrsor . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1918, Sp. 898-900 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : The Svedberg - collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about The Svedberg in the catalog of the German National Library
Information from the Nobel Foundation on the 1926 award ceremony for The Svedberg (English)

Individual evidence

↑ physto.se: The Svedberg salen ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 237.
^ Entry on Svedberg, Theodor (1884–1971) in the archive of the Royal Society , London
↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^ Member entry by Theodor Svedberg (with picture) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 20, 2016.
^ Theodor Svedberg. In: Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed October 21, 2015 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Svedberg, The
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Svedberg, Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1926)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 30, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valbo , Gävle (municipality) , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	February 26, 1971
Place of death	Kopparberg , Sweden

[1] ysto.se: The Svedberg salen ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 237.

[3] Entry on Svedberg, Theodor (1884–1971) in the archive of the Royal Society , London

[4] Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 8, 2018 .

[5] Member entry by Theodor Svedberg (with picture) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on June 20, 2016.

[6] Theodor Svedberg. In: Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed October 21, 2015 (English).