Bengt Saltin

Swedish physiologist (1935–2014)
Person human Q817238
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Bengt Saltin

Summary

Bengt Saltin is a human[1]. He was born in Stockholm[2]. He was born on +1935-06-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Stockholm[4]. He died on +2014-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physiologist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Stockholm[2], Bengt Saltin…
  • Bengt Saltin died in Stockholm[4].
  • Bengt Saltin was born on +1935-06-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bengt Saltin died on +2014-09-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bengt Saltin held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Bengt Saltin's professions included physiologist[6].
  • Bengt Saltin worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Bengt Saltin's professions included physician[8].
  • Bengt Saltin's field of work was medicine[11].
  • Bengt Saltin's field of work was physiology[12].
  • Bengt Saltin was employed by Mid Sweden University[13].
  • Bengt Saltin was employed by University of Copenhagen[14].
  • Bengt Saltin was employed by Karolinska Institutet[15].
  • Among Bengt Saltin's employers was Rigshospitalet[16].
  • Bengt Saltin's education included a stint at Karolinska Institutet[17].
  • Bengt Saltin received the The Marie and August Krogh Prize[18].
  • Bengt Saltin received the honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[19].
  • Bengt Saltin received the honorary doctor of the University of Athens[20].
  • Bengt Saltin received the honorary doctor of the University of Tartu[21].
  • Bengt Saltin received the honorary doctor of Paris 13 University[22].
  • Bengt Saltin received the Kulturministerens Idrætspris[23].
  • Bengt Saltin is recorded as male[24].
  • Bengt Saltin's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Bengt Saltin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110739704[26].
  • Bengt Saltin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84493612[27].

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Origins and Family

Bengt Saltin was born in Stockholm[2]. He was born on +1935-06-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bengt Saltin's education included a stint at Karolinska Institutet[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physiologist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8]. Fields of work include medicine[11], a field of study[28] and physiology[12], a branch of biology[29]. Employers include Mid Sweden University[13], a university[30], in Sweden[31], founded in 1993[32], headquartered in Sundsvall[33]; University of Copenhagen[14], a public research university[34], in Denmark[35], founded in 1479[36]; Karolinska Institutet[15], a university[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1810[39], headquartered in Stockholm[40]; and Rigshospitalet[16], a hospital[41], in Denmark[42], founded in 1757[43].

Recognition

Awards received include The Marie and August Krogh Prize[18], an award[44], in Denmark[45]; honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[19], an award[46], in Norway[47]; honorary doctor of the University of Athens[20], an award[48], in Greece[49]; honorary doctor of the University of Tartu[21], an award[50], in Estonia[51]; honorary doctor of Paris 13 University[22], an award[52], in France[53]; and Kulturministerens Idrætspris[23], an award[54], in Denmark[55], founded in 2005[56].

Death and Burial

Bengt Saltin died on +2014-09-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Stockholm[4].

Why It Matters

Bengt Saltin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Bengt Saltin born?

Born in Stockholm[2], Bengt Saltin…

Where did Bengt Saltin die?

Bengt Saltin died in Stockholm[4].

What did Bengt Saltin do for work?

Bengt Saltin worked as physiologist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8].

Where did Bengt Saltin go to school?

Bengt Saltin was educated at Karolinska Institutet[17].

What awards did Bengt Saltin receive?

Honors received include The Marie and August Krogh Prize[18], honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo[19], honorary doctor of the University of Athens[20], and honorary doctor of the University of Tartu[21].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Journal officiel de la République française. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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