Carl Gustaf Bernhard
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Carl Gustaf Bernhard was a Swedish
physician
, neurophysiologist and academic.
He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1940 as a result of his dissertation on vision neurophysiology.
In 1968, he was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
. He was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Academy during the years 1973 through 1981. In this period, he developed a special interest in one of his predecessors -- Jons Jacob Berzelius. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1976.
Bernhard founded the Berzelius Society and published two books on Berzelius:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, neurophysiologist and academic.
Early life
He contracted tuberculosis as a youth. After years of treatment, he recovered. This experience led him to want to become a doctor.He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1940 as a result of his dissertation on vision neurophysiology.
Career
He was a professor at the Karolinska Institute from 1948 through 1971.In 1968, he was made a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
. He was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Academy during the years 1973 through 1981. In this period, he developed a special interest in one of his predecessors -- Jons Jacob Berzelius. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1976.
Bernhard founded the Berzelius Society and published two books on Berzelius:
- 1985 – Med Berzelius bland franska snillen och slocknade vulkaner
- 1993 – Berzelius Europaresenären - bland forskare, prostar och poeter