Lars Ernster
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Lars Ernster was a professor of biochemistry
, and a member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation
and came to Sweden
1946. He played a prominent role in the scientific community. He took his Ph.D. degree at the Stockholm University
in 1956. Until 1967 he was the head of the division for Physiological Chemistry at the Wenner-Gren Institute (Axel Wenner-Gren
). From 1967 to 1986 he was a professor of biochemistry
. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
from 1974.
"The burning interest in science, the desire to get to the truth of the matter, the
intense but courteous questioning and, above all, his charming and warm smile"
as seen by a friend, colleague, fellow-European and competitor E.C. Slater. In
Mitochondria and Microsomes (C.P. Lee, G. Schatz and G. Dallner, eds.) Addison-Wesley
Publishing Co., Reading, MA 1981
lived in the office of the Swedish Embassy in Budapest Üllöi ut 2-4. In the night of January 8, 1945 all inhabitants were dragged away by an Arrow Cross Party
executing brigade of the city commander near the banks of the Danube. At midnight, 20 policemen with drawn bayonets broke into the Arrow Cross house and rescued everyone. http://www.spacetime-sensor.de/wallenberg.htm
A special department was created in the Swedish embassy in Budapest
with Raoul Wallenberg
as its head. It was staffed primarily with Jewish volunteers. Initially, there were 250 workers; later, he had about 400 people working around the clock. Wallenberg seemed to sleep no more than an hour or two a night, and then it was wherever he happened to be working. He was everywhere.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, and a member of the Board of the Nobel Foundation
Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes. The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite....
Biography
Lars Ernster was born in HungaryHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and came to Sweden
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....
1946. He played a prominent role in the scientific community. He took his Ph.D. degree at the Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
in 1956. Until 1967 he was the head of the division for Physiological Chemistry at the Wenner-Gren Institute (Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Wenner-Gren
Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s....
). From 1967 to 1986 he was a professor of biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
. He was 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...
from 1974.
"The burning interest in science, the desire to get to the truth of the matter, the
intense but courteous questioning and, above all, his charming and warm smile"
as seen by a friend, colleague, fellow-European and competitor E.C. Slater. In
Mitochondria and Microsomes (C.P. Lee, G. Schatz and G. Dallner, eds.) Addison-Wesley
Publishing Co., Reading, MA 1981
Books
- Chemistry and physiology of mitochondria and microsomes, Olov Lindberg, Lars Ernster - Springer (1954)
- Protoplasmatologia. Bd. 3. Cytoplasma - Organellen A. Chondriosomen, Mikrosomen, Sphaerosomen.?4. Lindburg, Olov, and Lars Ernster: Chemistry and physiology of mitochondria and microsomes - Springer (1953)
Nobel Foundation
- Lars Ernster was a member of the Board of the Nobel FoundationNobel FoundationThe Nobel Foundation is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes. The Foundation is based on the last will of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite....
1977 - 1988.
- 1978 Presentation Speech http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1978/presentation-speech.html by Professor Lars Ernster of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, The Nobel PrizeNobel PrizeThe Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
in Chemistry 1978
Lars Ernster rescued January 8, 1945
During World War II, Lars Ernster, Edith Ernster and Jacob SteinerJacob Steiner
Jacob Steiner is a professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a researcher of the physiology of the senses.- Academic positions :*Lecturer 1965*Senior lecturer 1974*Associate professor 1979*Emeritus 1996...
lived in the office of the Swedish Embassy in Budapest Üllöi ut 2-4. In the night of January 8, 1945 all inhabitants were dragged away by an Arrow Cross Party
Arrow Cross Party
The Arrow Cross Party was a national socialist party led by Ferenc Szálasi, which led in Hungary a government known as the Government of National Unity from October 15, 1944 to 28 March 1945...
executing brigade of the city commander near the banks of the Danube. At midnight, 20 policemen with drawn bayonets broke into the Arrow Cross house and rescued everyone. http://www.spacetime-sensor.de/wallenberg.htm
Edith Ernster remembers
Edith Ernster, who lived through that time, recalls: "It seemed so strange - this country of super-aryans, the Swedes, taking us under their wings. Often, when an Orthodox Jew went by, in his hat, beard and sidelocks, we'd say, 'Look, there goes another Swede.'A special department was created in the Swedish embassy in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
with Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
as its head. It was staffed primarily with Jewish volunteers. Initially, there were 250 workers; later, he had about 400 people working around the clock. Wallenberg seemed to sleep no more than an hour or two a night, and then it was wherever he happened to be working. He was everywhere.
See also
- Memorial: Shoes on the Danube PromenadeShoes on the Danube PromenadeThe Shoes on the Danube Promenade is a memorial created by Gyula Pauer and Can Togay on the bank of the Danube River in Budapest. It honors the Jews who fell victim to fascist Arrow Cross militiamen in Budapest during World War II, and represents their shoes left behind on the bank when they fell...
- Raoul WallenbergRaoul WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
- List of Swedish scientists
- List of Hungarian scientists
Literature
- József Szekeres: Saving the Ghettos of Budapest in January 1945, ISBN 9637323147, Budapest 1997, Publisher: Budapest Archives
- Gábor Forgács: Recollections and Facts; My Days with Raoul Wallenberg (Emlék és Valóság), ISBN 96306003X, Budapest 2006, in the list of saved persons January 8. 1945. Lars Ernster rescued to Sweden, around 1970 member of the Board of Nobel Foundation
- The Road to Stockholm. Nobel Prizes, Science and Scientists (Oxford Paperbacks) Istvan Hargittai, Oxford University Press (12. Juli 2005) ISBN 13:
- Our Lives: Encounters Of A Scientist, Istvan Hargittai, Akademiai Kiado, 30 January 2005, ISBN 13:
Internet References
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1978, Presentation Speech, Lars Ernster http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1978/presentation-speech.html
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences http://www.kva.se/KVA_Root/index_eng.asp
- Edith Ernster remembers http://www.raoulwallenberg.org/who/hero.html
- Document about January 8. 1945. in Budapest Archives (Hungarian) http://www.spacetime-sensor.de/wallenberg-h.htm
- The history of Wallenberg office / Swedish Embassy http://www.raoul-wallenberg.asso.fr
- Lars Ernster, Istvan Hargittai http://www.kfki.hu/chemonet/TermVil/tv2001/tv0111/hargittai.html
- Google search "Ernster László" http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=%22Ernster+L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3%22&btnG=Suche&meta=
- Five Chemists Whose Lives Were Saved by Raoul Wallenberg http://www.chemistry.org.il/booklet/24/pdf/ICS24_archive.pdf