The Karolinska Institutet (often translated from Swedish into English as the Karolinska Institute, and in older texts often as the Royal Caroline Institute) is a medical university in Stockholm, founded in 1810. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // History Because of the above definition, the oldest universities in the world were all European, as the awarding of academic degrees was not a custom of older institutions of learning in Asia and Africa. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air ▶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

It is the largest single institution of higher education in medicine in the world. A committee of the institute appoints the laureates for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Karolinska University Hospital is associated with the university as a teaching hospital. It is one of Sweden's largest centres for training and research, accounting for 30 percent of the medical training and 40 percent of the medical academic research conducted nationwide. Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as community colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... See also Medical doctor (BE), Physician (AE), and Medical school. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... The Karolinska University Hospital or Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset is a university hospital in Solna, Sweden. ...

The institute is a member of the League of European Research Universities. According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. ...

History

The Karolinska Institute was founded in the period between 1810 and 1811 as a training center for army surgeons. The original name was at first 'Mediko-kirurgiska Institutet'. In 1817 the prefix 'Karolinska', as a reference to the Swedish king Karl XIII, was added, giving it the name 'Karolinska Mediko-kirurgiska Institutet'. In 1822 this name was changed to 'Karolinska Institutet'. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... Surgery Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Look up prefix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Charles XIII, Karl XIII, or Carl II, (1748-1818), king of Sweden and Norway, the second son of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrica of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great, was born at Stockholm on October 7, 1748. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Notable alumni or faculty

• Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848; professor at KI), invented modern chemical notation and is considered one of the fathers of modern chemistry; discoverer of the elements silicon, selenium, thorium, and cerium.
• Carl Gustaf Mosander (1792-1858; student of Berzelius, his successor 1836), chemist, discoverer of the elements lanthanum, erbium and terbium.
• Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919), anatomist (Progessor 1877-1890)
• Karl Oskar Medin (1847-1928), paediatrician, famous for his study of poliomyelitis (Professor 1883-1914)
• Hugo Theorell (1903-1982), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1955
• Torsten Wiesel (1924-), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1981
• Pehr Edman (1916-1977), chemist (Med. dr 1946). Cf. Edman degradation
• Lars Leksell (1907-1986), physician, inventor of radiosurgery and the Gamma Knife.
• Sune Bergström (1916-2004), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 (with Bengt I. Samuelsson and John Robert Vane).
• Bengt I. Samuelsson (b. 1934), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 (with Sune Bergström and John Robert Vane).
• Ragnar Granit (1900-1991), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1967.
• Göran Liljestrand (1886-1968), physiologist and pharmacologist.
• Ulf von Euler (1905-1983), physiologist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1970.
• Rebecka Liljeberg (b. 1981), actress (Fucking Åmål etc.), medical student at KI.

Jöns Jakob Berzelius Statue of Berzelius in the centre of Berzelii Park, Stockholm Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 - August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. ... Chemistry (derived from the Arabic word kimia, alchemy, where al is Arabic for the) is the science of matter that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silicon, Si, 14 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 14, 3, p Appearance dark gray, bluish tinge Atomic mass 28. ... General Name, Symbol, Number selenium, Se, 34 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 4, p Appearance gray, metallic luster Atomic mass 78. ... General Name, Symbol, Number thorium, Th, 90 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block ?, 7, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 232. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cerium, Ce, 58 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block ?, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 140. ... Carl Gustaf Mosander (Kalmar 10 September 1797 – Lovö, Stockholm County 15 October Swedish chemist. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lanthanum, La, 57 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block 3, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 138. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Erbium, Er, 68 Chemical series Lanthanides Group, Period, Block NA, 6, f Density, Hardness 9066 kg/m3, ND Appearance silvery white Atomic properties Atomic weight 167. ... General Name, Symbol, Number terbium, Tb, 65 Chemical series lanthanides Group, Period, Block ?, 6, f Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 158. ... Gustaf Retzius (1842-1919) dedicated a large part of his life to researching the histology of the sense organs and nervous system. ... Karl Oskar Medin (August 14, 1847 – December 24, 1928) was a Swedish paediatrician. ... Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell (July 6, 1903 - August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate in medicine. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Torsten Nils Wiesel (b. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edman degradation, developed by Pehr Edman, is a method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide. ... Lars Leksell (1907-1986) was a Swedish physician and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Radiosurgery is a medical procedure which allows non-invasive brain surgery, i. ... Radiosurgery is a medical procedure which allows non-invasive brain surgery, i. ... Sune Karl Bergström (January 10, 1916 - August 15, 2004) was a Swedish biochemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (born May 21, 1934) is a biochemist. ... Sir John Robert Vane (March 29, 1927 - November 19, 2004) was a British pharmacologist. ... Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson (born May 21, 1934) is a biochemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Sune Karl Bergström (January 10, 1916 - August 15, 2004) was a Swedish biochemist. ... Sir John Robert Vane (March 29, 1927 - November 19, 2004) was a British pharmacologist. ... Ragnar Arthur Granit (October 30, 1900, Helsinki, Finland - March 12, 1991, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1967, along with Haldan Keffer Hartline and George Wald. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Göran Liljestrand (16 April 1886 – 16 January 1968), Swedish pharmacologist, known for the discovery of the Euler-Liljestrand mechanism. ... Ulf von Euler, a Nobel laureat Ulf Svante von Euler (February 7, 1905 – March 9, 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Rebecka Liljeberg Rebecka MÃ¥nstrÃ¥le Liljeberg (born May 13, 1981) is a Swedish actress. ... Fucking Ã…mÃ¥l (distributed in many countries under toned-down titles such as Show Me Love, Raus Aus Ã…mÃ¥l, Descubriendo el Amor, Amigas de Colegio etc. ...

See also

• Stockholm University
• Royal Institute of Technology
• Stockholm School of Economics

• List of universities in Sweden

Stockholm University Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Royal Institute of Technology The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan is a business school and private university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This is a list of universities and academic institutions in Sweden. ...

External links

• Karolinska Institutet - Official site