Professor Axel Westman (29 December 1894 – 29 May 1960) was a Swedish physician and one of the foremost specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology of the twentieth century.[1][2]
Axel Westman | |
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 Axel Westman in 1940 | |
| Born | 29 December 1894 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 29 May 1960 (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Known for | Obstetrics and gynaecology |
In 1927, he was appointed lectureship in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He went on to hold lectureship posts at Lund University and Uppsala University.[1]
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Professor Axel Westman on his Sixtieth Birthday December 29TH, 1954". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 33 (4): 347–349. 1954-01-01. doi:10.3109/00016345409157613. ISSN 0001-6349. S2CID 221393431.
- ^ Ingelman-Sundberg, Axel (1960-01-01). "In Memoriam Axel Westman 1894—1960". Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 39 (3): 343–345. doi:10.3109/00016346009157848. ISSN 0001-6349. S2CID 73002368.
- ^ "Nomination%20Archive". NobelPrize.org. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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