Tomas Lindahl

Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist
Person human Q1886068
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Summary

Tomas Lindahl was born on January 28, 1938[1], in Stockholm[2]. He has worked as a geneticist[3], chemist[4], and physician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[7]
  • Field of work: chemistry[8], DNA repair[9]
  • Employer: University of Gothenburg[10], Linköping University[11], Francis Crick Institute[12]
  • Educated at: Uppsala University[13]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Copley Medal[15], Royal Medal[16], Nobel Prize in Chemistry[17], EMBO Membership[18], Prix International de l’INSERM[19], honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg[20], Croonian Medal and Lecture[21], Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences[22], Fellow of the AACR Academy[23], H. M. The King's Medal[24], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[25]
  • Member of: Royal Society[26], Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[27], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[28], Academia Europaea[29], National Academy of Sciences[30], American Association for Cancer Research[31]
  • Influenced by: Walter Bodmer[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Commons category: Tomas Lindahl[34]
  • Academic degree: professor[35]
  • Family name: Lindahl[36]
  • Given name: Tomas[37]
  • Official website: https://liu.se/medarbetare/tomli13[38]
  • Email address: mailto:tomas.lindahl@liu.se[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[40], Swedish[41]
  • Birth name: Tomas Robert Lindahl[42]
  • Name in native language: Tomas Robert Lindahl[43]
  • Interested in: chemistry[44]

Why It Matters

Tomas Lindahl has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Tomas Lindahl born?

Tomas Lindahl's place of birth was Stockholm[2].

What did Tomas Lindahl do for work?

Tomas Lindahl worked as a geneticist[3], chemist[4], and physician[5].

Where did Tomas Lindahl go to school?

Tomas Lindahl was educated at Uppsala University[13].

What awards did Tomas Lindahl receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Copley Medal[15], Royal Medal[16], and Nobel Prize in Chemistry[17].

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · SergeiRevkov · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Swedish
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  2. 13w ago · Oronsay · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf11266241
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Award received: Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences"
  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → geneticist, chemist, physician
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: biologist, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258356|batch #258356]]"
  4. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → chemistry, DNA repair
    Interested in → chemistry
    Country of citizenship → Sweden
    Member of → Royal Society, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences +3
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