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Swedish chemist

Theodor Svedberg (30 August – 25 February ; also known as The Svedberg) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the mids to late s. While at Uppsala, Svedberg started as a docent before becoming the university's physical chemistry head in After leaving Uppsala in , Svedberg was in charge of the Gustaf Werner Institute until Apart from his Nobel Prize, Svedberg was named a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in and became part of the National Academy of Sciences in

Early life and education

Svedberg was born in Valbo, Sweden on 30 August ^[4] He was the son of Augusta Alstermark and Elias Svedberg. Growing up, Svedberg enjoyed botany and other branches of science.^[5] While in grammar school, Svedberg conducted individual laboratorial research and performed scientific demonstrations.^[2] For his po