# Bengt I. Samuelsson

_Swedish biochemist_

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> Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson was a Swedish biochemist. He shared with Sune K. Bergström and John R. Vane the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 May 1934 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Halmstad ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P19))
- **Died:** 5 July 2024 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mölle ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Sweden ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; university teacher; chemist; physician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P106))
- **Education:** Karolinska Institutet; Lund University; Stockholm University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P69))
- **Awards:** Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Canada Gairdner International Award; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Rosenstiel Award; Heinrich Wieland Prize; Sir Hans Krebs Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense; George M. Kober Lectureship ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295768#P166))

## Questions

**When was Bengt I. Samuelsson born?**  
Bengt I. Samuelsson was born on 21 May 1934 in Halmstad.

**Where did Bengt I. Samuelsson study?**  
Bengt I. Samuelsson was educated at Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, Stockholm University.

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