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Erik Jorpes

Finnish-Swedish physician and biochemist
Person Human Q3719539

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
July 15, 1894
Date of death
July 10, 1973
Place of birth
Kökar
Place of death
Finnish church parish, Stockholm[8]
Country of citizenship
Sweden, Grand Duchy of Finland, Finland[9][10][11]
Ethnic group
Swedish-speaking population of Finland[13]
Occupation
physician, chemist, biochemist
Employer
Karolinska Institutet[14]
Educated at
University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet[15][16]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Finland[24]
Award received
The KTH Great Prize[21]
Doctoral advisor
Einar Hammarsten[17]
Work location
Stockholm[30]
Student of
Robert Tigerstedt[32]
Nominated for
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[35]
Allegiance
Red Guards[31]
Described by source
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[33]
Family name
Jorpes[27]
Given name
Erik[28]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[22]
Native language
Swedish[12]
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Participated in conflict
Finnish Civil War[26]
Residence
Sweden[25]
Significant event
Finnish Civil War[29]
Significant person
Einar Hammarsten, John Sjöqvist[36][37]
Student
Sune Bergström, Margareta Blombäck, Birger Blombäck[18][19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000081275516
VIAF cluster ID
49286927
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83825964
GND ID
172487277
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Erik Jorpes.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
127918
BIBSYS ID
90759427
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122826984
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID
9618
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi)
5590-1416928958196
CANTIC ID
981058514268606706
CiNii Research ID
1140282266532762880
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DDB person (GND) ID
172487277
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172487277
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID
12209
ELNET ID
a11917052
Geni profile ID
6000000019004700103
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11dyl7wqq
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Johan_Erik_Jorpes
IdRef ID
031652174
J9U entity ID
987007277349605171
KANTO ID
000074619
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
172487277
Lex ID
Erik_Jorpes
Libraries Australia ID
36507763
Libris-URI
wt7bgczf3f41d9c
Medvik ID
nlk20040153990
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA08379121
NE.se ID
erik-jorpes
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20040153990
NLA Trove people ID
1263550
NSK (VIAF) ID
000677163
NSK ID
981005699785709366
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810566161905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
412859
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
097673919
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
6655
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
4642
Open Library ID
OL137171A
Prabook ID
1105995
RERO ID (legacy)
A003431264
Runeberg author ID
jorpeeri
SELIBR ID
322693
SHARE Catalogue author ID
94288
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514268606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1232241
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
JorpesErik
Wellcome Collection concept ID
numspx4p
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxkJmGHJx8BgCHyHmjmd
Yale LUX ID
person/16d32c3c-c155-4f6a-a56c-0173f9a2366d

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
Finland, Sweden, Grand Duchy of Finland
Occupation 3
physician, chemist, biochemist
Educated at 2
University of Helsinki, Karolinska Institutet
Allegiance 1
Red Guards
Award received 1
The KTH Great Prize
Described by source 1
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Employer 1
Karolinska Institutet
Given name 1
Erik
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Member of 1
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of Finland
Native language 1
Swedish
Nominated for 1
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Participated in conflict 1
Finnish Civil War
Place of birth 1
Kökar
Place of death 1
Stockholm
Residence 1
Sweden
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Sune Bergström
Student of 1
Robert Tigerstedt
Work location 1
Stockholm
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Summary

Erik Jorpes was born on July 15, 1894[1], in Kökar[2]. He died on July 10, 1973[3], in Finnish church parish[4]. He worked as a physician[5], chemist[6], and biochemist[7].

FAQs

Where was Erik Jorpes born?

Erik Jorpes's place of birth was Kökar[2].

Where did Erik Jorpes die?

Erik Jorpes died in Finnish church parish[4].

What did Erik Jorpes do for work?

Erik Jorpes worked as a physician[5], chemist[6], and biochemist[7].

Where did Erik Jorpes go to school?

Erik Jorpes was educated at University of Helsinki[15] and Karolinska Institutet[16].

What awards did Erik Jorpes receive?

Honors received include The KTH Great Prize[21].

Related Entities

Finland Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sune Bergström Sweden The KTH Great Prize

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ki.se. Retrieved . ki.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . ki.se. Retrieved . ki.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved . ki.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . ki.se. Retrieved . ki.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . ki.se. Retrieved . ki.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · AikateriniBoutou · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nationalmuseum Sweden ID → 6655
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  2. 19w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → Finnish Civil War
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    Significant person → Einar Hammarsten, John Sjöqvist
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