Gustaf Ljunggren (chemist)

Gustaf Axel C:son Ljunggren (27 October 1894 – 12 August 1966) was a Swedish chemist.

Career

Ljunggren was born on 27 October 1894 in Trelleborg, Sweden, the son of M.D. Carl-August Ljunggren and his wife Elise Key.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1914 and was an assistant at the chemical department at Lund University from 1918 to 1920. Ljunggren was a teacher of general chemistry within the medical faculty at Lund University from 1920 to 1928 and he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in 1921. He was chairman of the Chemical Society of Lund (Kemiska föreningen i Lund) from 1922 to 1926 and in 1925 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree and became a lieutenant in the Swedish Coastal Artillery's reserve.

In 1925, Ljunggren worked as a docent in chemistry and from 1937 he was a Professor at the Swedish Armed Forces Chemical Institute (Försvarsväsendets kemiska anstalt, FKA) (from 1945 called the Swedish National Defence Research Institute). He was chemistry teacher at the Artillery and Engineering College from 1942 and he was a member of the Research Council of the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarets forskningsnämnd) during 1943. Ljunggren was head of the Department of Chemistry (FOA 1) at the Swedish National Defence Research Institute from 1945 from 1961 and he became a member of the Air Raid Shelter Investigation of 1948 (1948 års skyddsrumsutredning) and of the Defense Medical Board (Försvarsmedicinska nämnden) in 1947. He was chemistry teacher at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College and the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1952.[1]

Ljunggren was also a member of the Swedish Medical Society, the Swedish Chemical Society (Kemistsamfundet), the American Chemical Society, the Rotary International, and was an honorary member of Lund Academic Golf Club (Lunds akademiska golfklubb).[2] He also wrote scientific papers on biochemistry and organic chemistry as well as investigations and writings on various military-technical research problems.[1]

Personal life

On 24 August 1929 in Ekeby, Malm, he married Ruth Victoria Malm (born 25 July 1901), the daughter of Carl Wilhelm Malm and Amelie Cecilia Nilsson.[3] He was the father of Margareta (born 1930) and Jan-Gustaf (born 1933).[2]

Awards and decorations

Ljunggren's awards:[2]

  • Commander First Class of the Order of the Polar Star
  • Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
  • Swedish Civil Defence League's Gold Medal (Sveriges civilförsvarsförbunds guldmedalj)
  • National Air Protection Association's Gold Medal (Riksluftskyddsförbundets guldmedalj)
  • National Air Protection Association's Badge of Merit in Gold (Riksluftskyddsförbundets förtjänsttecken i guld)

Honours
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References
  1. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1962). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1963 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1963] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 680. SELIBR 9649168.
  2. Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1962). Vem är vem? 1, Stor-Stockholm [Who's Who? 1, Greater Stockholm] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Vem är vem. p. 836. SELIBR 53509.
  3. Fehrm, Martin (1982–1984). "Gustaf AC Ljunggren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). 24. National Archives of Sweden. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-04-09.CS1 maint: date format (link)
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