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Allvar Gullstrand
Allvar Gullstrand

Allvar Gullstrand (June 5, 1862 in Landskrona – July 28, 1930 in Stockholm) was a Swedish ophthalmologist. From National Library of Medicine File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... From National Library of Medicine File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The old water tower in Landskrona is perhaps the local landmark and can be seen from far away Landskrona is a city in southernmost Sweden with some 27,000 inhabitants. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ...


He was professor (1894–1927) successively of eye therapy and of optics at the University of Uppsala. He applied the methods of physical mathematics to the study of optical images and of the refraction of light in the eye. For this work he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1911. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Table of Opticks, 1728 Cyclopaedia Optics ( appearance or look in ancient Greek) is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. ... Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...


Gullstrand is noted also for his research on astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from the eye. Astigmatism is an affliction of the eye, where vision is blurred by an irregularly shaped cornea. ... The ophthalmoscope, invented by Hermann von Helmholtz, is an instrument used to examine the eye. ... A cataract is an opacity that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope. ...


He is interred in the Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm. Norra begravningsplatsen Norra begravningsplatsen, translated as the Northern Burial Place but often referred to as the Northern Cemetery, is a major cemetery of Stockholm, Sweden in the area of the city known as Solna. ...


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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Laureates (1901-1925)

1901: Behring | 1902: Ross | 1903: Finsen | 1904: Pavlov | 1905: Koch | 1906: Golgi, Ramón y Cajal | 1907: Laveran | 1908: Mechnikov, Ehrlich | 1909: Kocher | 1910: Kossel | 1911: Gullstrand | 1912: Carrel | 1913: Bárány | 1919: Bordet | 1920: Krogh | 1922: Hill, Meyerhof | 1923: Banting, Macleod | 1924: Einthoven List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Winners of the Nobel Prize are scientists, writers and peacemakers who have been awarded in their field of endeavour, and who are known collectively as either Nobel laureates or Nobel Prize winners. ... Emil Adolf von Behring( March 15, 1854 – March 31, 1917) was born at Hansdorf, Eylau, Germany(as Emil Adolf Behring) . Between 1874 and 1878, he studied medicine at the Army Medical College in Berlin. ... Ronald Ross Sir Ronald Ross (May 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932) was a Scottish physician. ... Niels Ryberg Finsen (December 15, 1860 – September 24, 1904) was an Icelandic/Danish physician and scientist. ... Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Russian: ) (September 14, 1849 – February 27, 1936) was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. ... Robert Koch For the American lobbyist, see Bobby Koch. ... Camillo Golgi, 1906. ... Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1, 1852 – October 17, 1934) was a famous Spanish histologist, physician, and Nobel laureate. ... Laveran won a Nobel Prize in 1907 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (June 18, 1845 – May 18, 1922) (sometimes spelled Alfons or Alfonse) was a French physician. ... Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Илья Ильич Мечников, also known as Eli Metchnikoff, May 16, 1845, Ukraine – July 16, 1916, Paris) was a Russian microbiologist best remembered for his pioneering research into the immune system. ... Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich (March 14, 1854 – August 20, 1915) was a German scientist who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ... Emil Theodor Kocher (August 25, 1841 - July 27, 1917), Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland Born in Bern. ... Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (September 16, 1853 - July 5, German medical doctor. ... Alexis Carrel Alexis Carrel (June 28, 1873 – November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist. ... Robert Bárány Robert Bárány (April 22, 1876 – April 8, 1936) was an Austrian physician of Hungarian-Jewish descent. ... Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (Soignies (Belgium) June 13, 1870 – April 6, 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. ... Schack August Steenberg Krogh (November 15, 1874 - September 13, 1949) was a professor of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen 1916-1945. ... Archibald Vivian Hill CH CBE FRS (September 26, 1886 – June 3, 1977) was an English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. ... Otto Fritz Meyerhof (April 12, 1884 – October 6, 1951), German-born physician and biochemist. ... Sir Frederick Banting (1891-1941) Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE , MC , MD , FRSC (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discovers of insulin. ... John James Richard Macleod John James Richard Macleod (September 6, 1876 – March 16, 1935) was a Scottish physician, physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ... Willem Einthoven Willem Einthoven (May 21, 1860 – September 29, 1927) was a Dutch doctor and physiologist. ...


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Allvar Gullstrand Summary (1673 words)
The son of a prominent physician, Gullstrand was born in Landskrona, Sweden, and studied medicine in Uppsala, Vienna, and in Stockholm.
Allvar Gullstrand (June 5 1862 in Landskrona – July 28 1930 in Stockholm) was a Swedish ophthalmologist.
Gullstrand is noted also for his research on astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from the eye.
Allvar Gullstrand (179 words)
Gullstrand contributed to knowledge of the structure and function of the cornea and to research on astigmatism.
Gullstrand's investigations led to a new concept of the theory of optical images.
Gullstrand showed that although accommodation depends about two-thirds on the increase in convexity of the lens surface, the remaining one-third does not.
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