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Allvar Gullstrand

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Allvar Gullstrand
Allvar Gullstrand
Born5 June 1862
Died28 July 1930
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1911)
Scientific career
FieldsOphthalmology
InstitutionsUppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Allvar Gullstrand (5 June 1862 – 28 July 1930) was a Swedish ophthalmologist (eye doctor).[1] He won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on light refraction and the eye.[2]

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  1. "Biography of Allvar Gullstrand". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1911". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.