Holger Crafoord

Holger Crafoord
Born
Alf Erik Holger Lundquist

(1908-07-25)25 July 1908
Died21 May 1982(1982-05-21) (aged 73)
Resting placeÖdestugu cemetery
Alma materStockholm School of Economics
Occupation(s)Industrialist, patron
Known forFounding Gambro, developer of kidney dialysis products
AwardsIllis quorum
1982
Holger Crafoords Ekonomicentrum, Lund
Credit: News Øresund – Johan Wessman

Alf Erik Holger Crafoord ( Lundquist; 25 July 1908 – 21 May 1982)[1] was a Swedish industrialist and patron. He founded Gambro, which developed and commercialized the artificial kidney. He also established the Crafoord Foundation, the proceeds of which fund the Crafoord Prize for scientific research.

  1. ^ "Crafoord Holger". Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok (in Swedish). Vol. 33. 1977. Norstedts förlag. 1976. pp. 190–191. ISBN 91-1-766022-X. OCLC 1152148910.

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