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Uppsala
Uppsala , city (1990 pop. 109,500), capital of Uppsala co., E Sweden, on the Fyrisån River. It is an industrial and cultural center and a railroad junction. Manufactures include machinery, printed materials, processed food, clothing, pharmaceuticals, and footwear. The city developed near Gamla... Read more
Frey
Frey , Norse god. He was a beneficent deity associated with the fertilizing powers of the sun and the rain and, like his sister Freyja , with the return of spring. His worship, which extended throughout most of Scandinavia, had its chief seat at Uppsala. ... Read more
Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius , 1701-44, Swedish astronomer. While professor of astronomy at the Univ. of Uppsala (1730-44), he traveled through Germany, France, and Italy, visiting great observatories. At Nuremberg in 1733 he published a collection of 316 observations of the aurora borealis made by himself and ot... Read more
Torbern Olof Bergman
Torbern Olof Bergman , 1735-84, Swedish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist. A professor at the Univ. of Uppsala from 1758, he developed a theory of chemical affinity, made improvements in the methods of chemical analysis and in the classification of rocks, and did important research in crystallogr... Read more
Theodor Svedberg
Theodor Svedberg , 1884-1971, Swedish chemist. He was professor of physical chemistry from 1912 to 1949 at the Univ. of Uppsala. For his fundamental research on colloid chemistry he received the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Svedberg studied especially the giant protein molecules, evolving for this... Read more
Axel Hugo Teodor Theorell
Axel Hugo Teodor Theorell 1903-82, Swedish biochemist, M.D. Caroline Institute, Stockholm, 1930. The results of an illness caused him to abandon his career as a physician, and he began to teach at the Univ. of Uppsala. He became (1937) professor of biochemistry and later head of the department at t... Read more
Torsten Nils Wiesel
Torsten Nils Wiesel 1924-, Swedish neurobiologist, b. Uppsala, Sweden. After earning a degree in medicine from Karolinska Univ., Stockholm (1954), he took a research position at Johns Hopkins Univ., where he began his work with David Hunter Hubel . The two relocated their research operations to Ha... Read more
Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Baron
Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Baron , 1779-1848, Swedish chemist, M.D. Univ. of Uppsala, 1802. He was noted for his work as teacher at the medical school and other institutions in Stockholm and for his discoveries in diverse fields of chemistry. He developed the modern system of symbols and formulas in... Read more
Charles XVI Gustavus
Charles XVI Gustavus (Carl Gustaf), 1946-, king of Sweden (1973-), grandson and successor of Gustavus VI; son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Brought up by his grandfather and mother after the death of his father in 1947, he attended a Swedish boarding sc... Read more
Karl Wilhelm Scheele
Karl Wilhelm Scheele , 1742-86, Swedish chemist, b. Stralsund. He is known as the discoverer of many chemical substances. He was a pharmacist in Stockholm, in Uppsala (1770-75), and then in Köping. He prepared and studied oxygen c.1773, but his account in Chemical Observations and Experiments ... Read more

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Uppsala
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Uppsala , city (1990 pop. 109,500), capital of Uppsala co., E Sweden, on the Fyrisån River. It is...pharmaceuticals, and footwear. The city developed near Gamla Uppsala, now a small village, which became the pagan capital...
University of Uppsala
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition University of Uppsala at Uppsala, Sweden; founded 1477 by Sten Sture, the Elder, and Archbishop Jakob Ulvsson. Its activities were suspended in 1510 as a result of religious disputes. It was reorganized in 1595. It is the oldest university...
Linnaeus, Carl (Carl von Linné; 1707–1778; Ennobled 1761)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...the universities of Lund (1727) and Uppsala (1728 – 1732). Coming from...Olof Celsius (1670 – 1756) at Uppsala University, and subsidies he received...natural history on his own. In 1732 the Uppsala Academy of Sciences sent Linnaeus to Lapland...
Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...studied chemistry at the University of Uppsala. Following his graduation in 1925, he...He graduated as a doctor of science at Uppsala in 1930 with a thesis on this work, and...professor of chemistry in the University of Uppsala. As there was no chair of biochemistry...
Svante August Arrhenius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...born on Feb. 19, 1859, at Vik near Uppsala, the son of Svante Gustav and Carolina...later a supervisor at the University of Uppsala. Arrhenius's intellectual abilities...Electrolytes Arrhenius entered the University of Uppsala, where he studied chemistry, physics...
Celsius, Anders
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Anders Celsius Born: November 27, 1701 Uppsala, Sweden Died: April 25, 1744 Uppsala, Sweden Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius was...Early life and career Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden, on November 27, 1701. The son of...
Linnaeus, Carl
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...shult, Sweden Died: January 10, 1778 Uppsala, Sweden Swedish naturalist The Swedish...there, and after a year he transferred to Uppsala University, where things were not much...Linnaeus became professor of botany at Uppsala University in 1741. He taught botany...
Myrdal, Alva
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Myrdal was born January 31, 1902, in Uppsala, Sweden, one of five children born to...Myrdal fought with her mother to attend Uppsala's gymnasium, even offering to pay the...social psychology at the University of Uppsala. Graduating from Uppsala in 1934, Myrdal...
Fredholm, Erik Ivar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...education and in 1886 enrolled at the University of Uppsala. At that time, Uppsala was the only institution in Sweden that awarded...he would receive a Doctor of Science degree from Uppsala, as well. He went to study at the University of...
Bellman, Carl Michael
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Epistles). Early Life in Stockholm and Uppsala Hendrik Willem van Loon commented in The...job in 1758 to attend the university at Uppsala. After only one term — during...number of friends both during his stay at Uppsala and in Stockholm — many of whom...

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Uppsala school of phytosociology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Uppsala school of phytosociology A set of floristic...developed by G. E. Du Rietz and others in Uppsala, Sweden, starting in 1921, at first...them lies in the emphasis placed by the Uppsala scheme on exclusive or preferential species...
Uppsala
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Uppsala. Uppsala became the head of an ecclesiastical province, separate from Lund , in 1164, and from the mid-15th cent. until the Reformation the Archbishop was styled ‘Primate of Sweden’. The university, founded...
Ångström, Anders Jonas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Medelpad, Sweden, 13 August 1814; d . Uppsala, Sweden, 21 June 1874) astronomy...mathematics and physics at the University of Uppsala in 1833. In 1839 he received a docotorate...and then became a lecturer in physics at Uppsala. He went to Stockholm Observatory in...
Arrhenius, Svante August
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...later a supervisor of the University of Uppsala. He also was employed as overseer on...Wijk), on Lake M å lar near Uppsala. In 1855 he married Carolina Christina...improved enough so that the family moved to Uppsala, where he could devote full time to his...
Celsius, Anders
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Celsius, Anders ( b . Uppsala, Sweden, 27 November 1701; d . Uppsala, 25 April 1744), astronomy . Celsius ’ father was professor of astronomy at the University of Uppsala, and his son early followed in his footsteps. He...
Fries, Elias Magnus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...xF6; , Sweden 15 August 1794; d. Uppsala, Sweden, 8 February 1878) botany...1835 Fries was professor of botany at Uppsala. He soon rose to a central position in...Epicrisis systematis mycologici , 2 vols. (Uppsala, 1836 – 1838; new ed. with...
Ekeberg, Anders Gustaf
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Stockholm, Sweden, 15 January 1767; d . Uppsala, Sweden, 11 February 1813) chemistry, mineralogy . Ekeberg studied in Uppsala, Greifswald, and Berlin from 1784...of chemistry at the University of Uppsala. In 1799 he became associate professor...
Holmgren, Frithiof
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...West Ny, Sweden, 22 October 1831; d Uppsala, Sweden, 14 August 1897) Physiology...xF6; ping in 1849 and then went to Uppsala for medical studies in 1850 –...experimentation. In 1864 Holmgren returned to Uppsala. A second year abroad (1869 –...
Cleve, Per Teodor
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Stockholm, Sweden, 10 February 1840; d . Uppsala, Sweden, 18 June 1905), mineralogy...studies of chemistry and botany in 1858 in Uppsala, having learned the basic principles...appointed assistant professor in chemistry at Uppsala University. He also taught chemistry...
Lindblad, Bertil
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...mathematics, physics, and astronomy al Uppsala University. Ö sten Bergstrand, director of the Uppsala observatory, soon realized that Lindblad...stellar research. Upon his return to Uppsala in 1922 Lindblad continued his work with...

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The Stockholm-Uppsala Bioregion: Sweden's Life Science Strongholds Join Forces.
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A note on Penrosean growth, resource bundles and the Uppsala model of internationalisation.
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Linnaeus's Uppsala
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Review; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...home for a half-century. THE CITY OF UPPSALA, SITUATED ALONG LAKE MALAREN just 45...river that meanders through the city, Uppsala Cathedral is flanked on its north, west and south sides by Uppsala University, the other institution for...
Helicos and Uppsala University Collaborate to Study Genome Structure and Its Effects on Gene Expression Utilizing True Single Molecule Sequencing Technology.
Business Wire; 8/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...genomics research group at Sweden's Uppsala University aimed at gaining new insights...genes are regulated within cells. The Uppsala team, led by Claes Wadelius, will work...view of cellular gene regulation," said Uppsala University's Wadelius. The Uppsala...
SHORT BREAKS: 48 HOURS IN Uppsala This Swedish city offers a relaxing alternative to nearby Stockholm, with its countless museums and saunas for getting rid of Christmas layers, says MARTIN THOMPSON
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/28/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...with a seasonal Scandinavian city break. Uppsala is an atmospheric old university city...to see the Swedes at play, the annual Uppsala Winter Swing Jazz Festival takes place...com). BEAM DOWN The ideal airport for Uppsala is Stockholm Arlanda. From London Heathrow...
Research from Uppsala University in dementia provides new insights.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Diabetes Week; 11/17/2008; 700+ words ; According to a study from Uppsala, Sweden, "Subjects with diabetes...and dementia. The population-based Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men started...wrote E. Ronnemaa and colleagues, Uppsala University (see also Dementia...
Research from Uppsala University broadens understanding of Alzheimer disease.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 11/19/2008; 700+ words ; According to a study from Uppsala, Sweden, "Multiple lines of research...analyzed at two examinations of the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men, a...wrote J. Sundelof and colleagues, Uppsala University (see also Alzheimer Disease...
Research from Uppsala University provides new data on epidemiology.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 12/15/2008; 700+ words ; According to recent research from Uppsala, Sweden, Hospital discharge data on...these, 23,920 were in the county of Uppsala and 24% of these people had previous...wrote R. Gedeborg and colleagues, Uppsala University (see also Epidemiology...
Researchers at Uppsala University target tissue engineering.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 7/31/2008; 700+ words ; According to a study from Uppsala, Sweden, " Inflammation has repeatedly...Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) study." "We related...wrote E. Ingelsson and colleagues, Uppsala University (see also Tissue Engineering...
Investigators at Uppsala University publish new data on type 2 diabetes.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Diabetes Week; 1/26/2009; 700+ words ; ...diabetic Swedish men (participants in the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men...wrote J. Arnlov and colleagues, Uppsala University. The researchers concluded...study of Swedish men: report from the Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (ULSAM...