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Most Famous Swedish Scientists & Academics

Science 440
Sweden 4,866
197 CL Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus Swedish Geologist 1707–1778
1,030 AN Alfred Nobel Alfred Nobel Swedish Engineer 1833–1896
2,455 SA Svante Arrhenius Svante Arrhenius Swedish Astronomer 1859–1927
3,071 JJ Jöns Jacob Berzelius Jöns Jacob Berzelius Swedish Chemist 1779–1848
4,659 AC Anders Celsius Anders Celsius Swedish Astronomer 1701–1744
6,525 CW Carl Wilhelm Scheele Carl Wilhelm Scheele Swedish Chemist 1742–1786
6,569 GM Gunnar Myrdal Gunnar Myrdal Swedish Economist 1898–1987
13,437 HA Hannes Alfvén Hannes Alfvén Swedish Physicist 1908–1995
13,835 JE John Ericsson John Ericsson Swedish Engineer 1803–1889
14,133 GD Gustaf Dalén Gustaf Dalén Swedish Engineer 1869–1937
15,186 BO Bertil Ohlin Bertil Ohlin Swedish Economist 1899–1979
18,345 AJ Anders Jonas Ångström Anders Jonas Ångström Swedish Physicist 1814–1874
18,547 TS Theodor Svedberg Theodor Svedberg Swedish Chemist 1884–1971
21,526 MS Manne Siegbahn Manne Siegbahn Swedish Physicist 1886–1978
22,896 OR Olaus Rudbeck Olaus Rudbeck Swedish Botanist 1630–1702
27,058 CP Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Swedish Inventor 1661–1751
28,878 GD Gustaf de Laval Gustaf de Laval Swedish Engineer 1845–1913
29,907 SB Sune Bergström Sune Bergström Swedish Biochemist 1916–2004
30,455 EM Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries Swedish Botanist 1794–1878
30,796 TB Torbern Bergman Torbern Bergman Swedish Chemist 1735–1784
31,192 CL Carl Linnaeus the Younger Carl Linnaeus the Younger Swedish Botanist 1741–1783
32,083 PH Pehr Henrik Ling Pehr Henrik Ling Swedish Physician 1776–1839
32,588 OK Oskar Klein Oskar Klein Swedish Physicist 1894–1977
32,961 DS Daniel Solander Daniel Solander Swedish Botanist 1733–1782
34,311 LH Lars Hörmander Lars Hörmander Swedish Mathematician 1931–2012
36,326 HT Hugo Theorell Hugo Theorell Swedish Biochemist 1903–1982
37,447 ON Otto Nordenskjöld Otto Nordenskjöld Swedish Geologist 1869–1928
44,014 PK Pehr Kalm Pehr Kalm Swedish Botanist 1716–1779
44,028 BD Bengt Danielsson Bengt Danielsson Swedish Anthropologist 1921–1997
46,258 AF Axel Fredrik Cronstedt Axel Fredrik Cronstedt Swedish Chemist 1722–1764
51,187 CF Christer Fuglesang Christer Fuglesang Swedish Physicist b. 1957
52,423 LM Lars Magnus Ericsson Lars Magnus Ericsson Swedish Inventor 1846–1926
54,625 AS Anders Sparrman Anders Sparrman Swedish Naturalist 1748–1820
55,945 JG Johan Gottlieb Gahn Johan Gottlieb Gahn Swedish Chemist 1745–1818
56,226 GB Georg Brandt Swedish Chemist 1694–1768
56,753 CA Carl Adolph Agardh Carl Adolph Agardh Swedish Botanist 1785–1859
57,634 JG Johan Gunnar Andersson Johan Gunnar Andersson Swedish Anthropologist 1874–1960
57,769 HN Harry Nyquist Swedish Physicist 1889–1976
62,188 LG Lars Gyllensten Lars Gyllensten Swedish Academic 1921–2006
62,889 PA Peter Artedi Peter Artedi Swedish Botanist 1705–1735
65,074 WW Waloddi Weibull Waloddi Weibull Swedish Mathematician 1887–1979
66,383 CJ Carl Jakob Sundevall Carl Jakob Sundevall Swedish Ornithologist 1801–1875
67,957 KL Knut Lundmark Knut Lundmark Swedish Astronomer 1889–1958
68,733 AA Adam Afzelius Adam Afzelius Swedish Botanist 1750–1837
68,974 AD Anders Dahl Swedish Biologist 1751–1789
70,546 OS Olof Swartz Olof Swartz Swedish Botanist 1760–1818
73,085 LG Leonard Gyllenhaal Leonard Gyllenhaal Swedish Entomologist 1752–1840
75,638 TN Thorsten Nordenfelt Thorsten Nordenfelt Swedish Inventor 1842–1920
76,320 JA Johan August Arfwedson Johan August Arfwedson Swedish Chemist 1792–1841
76,901 JA Johan August Brinell Johan August Brinell Swedish Engineer 1849–1925
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Inside Sweden Scientists & Academics

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Sweden Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1860s with 43 people.

What Sweden Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Botanist are Sweden Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 11% of all notables (49).

Sweden Scientists & Academics over-index on professor — 37.9× the global rate.

  1. Botanist49
  2. Engineer47
  3. Physician45
  4. Professor27
  5. Chemist25
  6. Teacher23
  7. Academic20
  8. Astronomer17
  1. Professor2737.9×
  2. Psychiatrist925.4×
  3. Zoologist1222.6×
  4. Entomologist821.9×
  5. Engineer4719.7×
  6. Botanist4919.5×
  7. Archaeologist1319.0×
  8. Palaeontologist518.5×

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