Holger Crafoord
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Holger Crafoord

Swedish businessman (1908–1982)

Alf Erik Holger Crafoord (né Lundquist; 25 July 1908 – 21 May 1982) was a Swedish industrialist and patron. He founded Gambro, which developed and commercialised the artificial kidney.2

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Born Jul 25, 1908, died May 21, 1982.1

About

He also established the Crafoord Foundation, the proceeds of which fund the Crafoord Prize for scientific research.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedStockholm School of Economics3

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, engineer.5

Personal life

  • BornJul 25, 1908, Stockholm6 7
  • DiedMay 21, 1982, Lund8
  • CitizenshipSweden9

Philanthropy

Crafoord laid the foundations for the Crafoord Foundation in 1980 and the Crafoord Prize which has been awarded since 1982 and was intended to supplement fields awarded the Nobel Prize, with awards for arthritis research as well. He was the founder of the Holger Crafoord Economics Center in Lund, which later became the Lund University School of Economics and Management.

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Awards

  • 1974Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star10
  • Date not recordedIllis quorum10

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