Holger Crafoord

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Holger Crafoord was a Swedish industrialist and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Crafoord Prize in scientific research.

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Anna-Greta Crafoord 1

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instanceOf human
industrialist
philanthropist
burialPlace Lund NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Sweden NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
countryOfDeath Sweden NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1908-07-25
dateOfDeath 1982-05-14
educatedAt Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law NERFINISHED
employer Åkerlund & Rausing NERFINISHED
familyName Crafoord NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork industry
philanthropy
founded Crafoord Foundation NERFINISHED
Gambro NERFINISHED
givenName Holger NERFINISHED
hasAward Illis quorum NERFINISHED
hasPart Crafoord Foundation endowment
inspired creation of the Crafoord Prize in scientific research
knownFor co-founding Gambro
founding the Crafoord Prize
languageSpoken Swedish
name Holger Crafoord NERFINISHED
nationality Swedish
nativeLanguage Swedish
notableFor supporting research in astronomy and mathematics
supporting research in biosciences
supporting research in geosciences
supporting research in polyarthritis
notableWork endowment establishing the Crafoord Prize
occupation businessperson
industrialist
placeOfBirth Gothenburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lund NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of Gambro
managing director of Åkerlund & Rausing
religion Lutheranism
residence Lund NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna-Greta Crafoord NERFINISHED
workLocation Lund NERFINISHED
Stockholm NERFINISHED

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Crafoord Prize establishedBy Holger Crafoord
Crafoord Prize establishedBy Holger Crafoord
this entity surface form: Anna-Greta Crafoord
Crafoord Prize namedAfter Holger Crafoord