# Karl Oskar Medin

> Swedish pediatrian (1847–1927)

**Wikidata**: [Q524574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q524574)  
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## Summary

Karl Oskar Medin was a Swedish physician, university teacher, local politician, and pediatrician[1]. He was born on August 14, 1847, in Örebro[1][2][3] and died on December 24, 1927, in Stockholm[1][2][3].He pursued his education at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet. In recognition of his work, he received a doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[4].


## References

1. Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
2. Integrated Authority File
3. [Liste des docteurs honoris causa de l'Université de Paris de 1918 à 1933 inclus. Annales de l'Université de Paris. 1934](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k93885z/f95.item)
4. Who Named It?
5. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013