1908
Klas Pontus Arnoldson – Biographical
Biographical
Klas Pontus Arnoldson (October 27, 1844-February 20, 1916), the Swedish journalist, pacifist, and proponent of Scandinavian unity, was a man of humble origin. Born at Göteborg, the son of a caretaker, he was obliged to discontinue his formal education in the public schools of Göteborg at the age of sixteen because of family financial difficulties…
moreFredrik Bajer – Biographical
Biographical
The Danish pacifist, Fredrik Bajer (April 21, 1837-January 22, 1922), was born in Vester Egede, near Naestved, Denmark. The son of a clergyman named Alfred Beyer, he adopted the altered spelling of his surname in 1865. Bajer entered the Sorø Academy in 1848 and six years later a military school. In 1856 he joined the…
morePaul Ehrlich – Biographical
Biographical
Paul Ehrlich was born on March 14, 1854 at Strehlen, in Upper Silesia, Germany. He was the son of Ismar Ehrlich and his wife Rosa Weigert, whose nephew was the great bacteriologist Karl Weigert. Ehrlich was educated at the Gymnasium at Breslau and subsequently at the Universities of Breslau, Strassburg, Freiburg-im-Breisgau and Leipzig. In 1878…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor the Count K.A.H. Mörner, Rector of the , on December 10, 1908 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. Some time ago in this place a short description was given of the development of medicine. In it it was emphasized that medical science today has set itself the task of…
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