History of the faculty
Personalities, discoveries and innovations in the history of the Faculty
Here we present facts and anecdotes from our faculty's history - from eccentric and strong-minded researchers and world famous discoveries to amusing incidents taking place among the learned in Lund.
- Chewing Gum and Smoking – the Background to Nicorette
- Inge Edler and Hellmuth Hertz and their pioneering work with ultrasound in the diagnosis of diseases of the heart
- Torsten Almén and the idea for a new x-ray contrast medium
- Nils Alwall, the artificial kidney and Gambro
- Inga Marie Nilsson’s research into blood coagulation mechanisms won international acclaim for Malmö’s internal medicine department
- Einar Sjövall - Forensic Pathologist with a Passion for Social Justice
- Bertil Hood - Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research
- Philip Sandblom - Surgeon Combining Passion for Art with Medical Research
- Kilian Stobaeus - Dedicated Scientist and Researcher who Taught Carl von Linné
- Hedda Andersson - First Female Student in Skåne and Sweden's Second Female Doctor
- Arvid Henrik Florman - a True Renaissance Man with a Wide Field of Research