Editing Lund University (section)

==Notable people==
{{see also|List of Lund University people}}

[[File:Samuel von Pufendorf.jpg|thumb|[[Samuel von Pufendorf]].]]
[[File:1924 Karl Manne Siegbahn.jpg|right|thumb|[[Karl Manne Siegbahn]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].]]
[[File:Anne LHuiller 01.JPG|thumb|[[Anne L'Huillier]], [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].]]
[[File:Lars Hörmander.jpg|thumb|[[Lars Hörmander]], Fields Medal in 1962]]Alumni and faculty of Lund University are associated with, among other things: five Nobel Prizes, a Fields Medal, the creation of the first implantable [[pacemaker]], the development of [[echocardiography]], the spread of modern [[physiotherapy]], the discovery of the role of [[dopamine]] as an independent neurotransmitter, the determination of the number of [[chromosomes]] of man, the establishment of [[osseointegration]], the development of the [[Bluetooth technology]], and the development of the modern-day medical ventilator.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rapid development of ventilator for COVID 19|url=https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-date=2020-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709050021/https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/rapid-development-ventilator-covid-19|url-status=live}}</ref>

The following is a selected list of some notable people who have been affiliated with Lund University as students or academics.

=== Humanities and economics ===
[[Samuel Pufendorf]] (1632–1694) was a notable jurist and [[philosopher]] known for his natural law theories, influencing [[Adam Smith]]<ref>{{cite web | title = European Society for the History of Economic Thought | url = http://www.eshet.net/conference/paper_view.php?id=1044&p=38 | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130607123912/http://www.eshet.net/conference/paper_view.php?id=1044&p=38 | archive-date = 2013-06-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref> as well as [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Acton Institute |date=9 March 2022 |url=http://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-12-number-1/samuel-von-pufendorf |access-date=3 May 2013 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202092437/https://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-12-number-1/samuel-von-pufendorf |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Olof von Dalin]] (1708–1763) was an influential Swedish writer and historian of the late [[Age of Enlightenment|enlightenment era]]. [[Peter Wieselgren]] (1800–1877) was a Swedish priest, literature critic and prominent leader of the [[Swedish temperance movements|Swedish temperance movement]]. [[Knut Wicksell]] (1851–1926) was an influential economist, sometimes considered one of the founders of modern [[macroeconomics]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Ludwig Von Mises Institute | url = https://mises.org/Literature/Author/255 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215115/http://mises.org/Literature/Author/255 | archive-date = 2014-05-06 }}</ref> [[Oscar Olsson]] (1877–1950) was an important developer of self-education in Sweden and known as the father of [[study circle]]s.<ref>{{cite web| title = Socratic Seminar in the Tradition of Early Swedish Popular Education| url = http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/021/vol2/015/ecp2107v2015.pdf| access-date = 2013-05-03| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215038/http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/021/vol2/015/ecp2107v2015.pdf| archive-date = 2014-05-06| url-status = dead}}</ref> [[Bertil Ohlin]] (1899–1979) received the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in economic sciences]] in 1977 for theories concerning international trade and capital, and was the leader of the Liberal's Peoples Party ([[Liberals (Sweden)|Folkpartiet]]) for 23 years. [[Gunnar Jarring]] (1907–2002) was Sweden's ambassador in UN 1956–1958, and Sweden's [[ambassador]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] 1958–1964. [[Britta Holmström]] (1911–1992) was the founder of Individuell Människohjälp (IM), a human rights organization with activities in 12 countries.<ref>{{cite web | title = IM Annual report 2012 | url = http://manniskohjalp.se/sites/default/files/im_arsredovisning_2012_130403_lr_rev01_1.pdf | access-date = 2018-12-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820084142/https://manniskohjalp.se/sites/default/files/im_arsredovisning_2012_130403_lr_rev01_1.pdf | archive-date = 2018-08-20 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Torsten Hägerstrand]] (1916–2004) was an internationally renowned geographer, considered the father of 'time geography'<ref>{{cite web | title = Lund University Magazine | url = http://www3.lu.se/info/lum/LUM_06_98/LUM6_48_hagerstrand.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051120182548/http://www3.lu.se/info/lum/LUM_06_98/LUM6_48_hagerstrand.html | archive-date = 2005-11-20 }}</ref> and receiver of the [[Vautrin Lud Prize|Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud]] in 1992. [[Judith Wallerstein]] (1921–2012) was a renowned psychologist and internationally recognized authority on the effects of marriage and divorce on children and their parents. The first person from Iceland to earn a degree in archaeology, [[Ólafía Einarsdóttir]], studied for her MA and PhD at Lund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andlát: Ólafía Einarsdóttir|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/12/20/andlat_olafia_einarsdottir/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=www.mbl.is|language=is|archive-date=2021-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522153049/https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/12/20/andlat_olafia_einarsdottir/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Biology and medicine ===
[[Carl Linnaeus]] (1707–1778), began his academic career in Lund by studying medicine and botany for a year before moving to [[Uppsala]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Linnean Correspondence | url = http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php#Top | access-date = 2013-05-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130509041613/http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php#Top | archive-date = 2013-05-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He is known as the father of modern [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], and is also considered one of the fathers of modern [[ecology]]. [[Pehr Henrik Ling]] (1776–1839) is considered the prime developer of natural gymnastics,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Britannica | url= https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/342315/Per-Henrik-Ling }}</ref> the father of Swedish massage,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut | url = http://www.axelsons.com/father-of-swedish-massage.php | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131120231537/http://www.axelsons.com/father-of-swedish-massage.php | archive-date = 2013-11-20 }}</ref> and one of the most important contributors to the development and spread of modern physical therapy.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Chiropractors Warwick | url = http://www.chiropractorswarwick.co.uk/index.php/about-chiropractors-warwick/a-history-of-neuromusculoskeletal-healthcare/a-history-of-physiotherapy-physical-therapy/ | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130531004218/http://www.chiropractorswarwick.co.uk/index.php/about-chiropractors-warwick/a-history-of-neuromusculoskeletal-healthcare/a-history-of-physiotherapy-physical-therapy/ | archive-date = 2013-05-31 }}</ref> [[Carl Adolph Agardh]] (1787–1859) made important contributions to the study of [[algae]] and played an important role as a politician in raising educational standards in Sweden.<ref>{{ cite web | title = The new international encyclopaedia | year=1905 | url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternational01gilm#page/191/mode/1up }}</ref> [[Elias Magnus Fries]] (1794–1878) was a notable botanist who played a prominent role in the creation of the modern taxonomy of mushrooms. [[Nils Alwall]] (1904–1986) was a pioneer in hemodialysis who constructed the first practical dialysis machine, commercialized by [[Gambro|The Gambro Company]]. [[Rune Elmqvist]] (1906–1996) was a physician and medical engineer who developed the first implantable [[Artificial cardiac pacemaker|pacemaker]] as well as the first inkjet ECG printer.<ref>{{ Cite journal | title = Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association | journal = Circulation | date = 5 June 2007 | volume = 115 | issue = 22 | doi = 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.184488 | pmid = 17548737 | url = http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/115/22/f109.full.pdf | last1 = Nicholls | first1 = M. | pages = f109-11 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  [[Lars Leksell]] (1907–1986) was a notable neurosurgeon who was the father of radiosurgery and later the inventor of the Gamma Knife. [[Inge Edler]] (1911–2001) developed the [[Medical ultrasound|medical ultrasonography]] in 1953, commonly known as echocardiography, together with Hellmuth Hertz, and was awarded the Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 1977. [[Sune Bergström]] (1916–2004) and [[Bengt Samuelsson]] (1934–) were awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] in 1982 for "discoveries concerning [[prostaglandin]]s and related biologically active substances". [[Arvid Carlsson]] (1923–2018) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000 for "discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system" and is noted for having discovered the role of [[dopamine]] as an independent neurotransmitter.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Discovery of Dopamine, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center | url = http://www.med.lu.se/wnc/the_discovery_of_dopamine | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2018-08-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820083951/https://www.med.lu.se/wnc/the_discovery_of_dopamine | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Mathematics, engineering and physical sciences ===
[[Per Georg Scheutz]] (1785–1873) was a Swedish lawyer, publicist and inventor who created the first working programmable difference engine with a printing unit. [[Martin Wiberg]] (1826–1905) was a prolific inventor who, among many things, created the first difference engine the size of the sewing machine that could calculate and print logarithmic tables. [[Johannes Rydberg]] (1854–1919) was a renowned physicist famous for the Rydberg formula and the Rydberg constant. [[Carl Charlier]] (1862–1934) was an internationally acclaimed astronomer who made important contributions to [[astronomy]] as well as statistics and was awarded the [[James Craig Watson Medal]] in 1924 and the [[Bruce Medal]] in 1933. [[Manne Siegbahn]] (1886–1978), a student of Rydberg, was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] 1924 for his discoveries and research in the field of [[X-ray spectroscopy]]. [[Oskar Klein]] (1894–1977) was an internationally renowned theoretical physicist famous for the Klein-Kaluza theory, the Klein-Gordon equation, and the Klein-Nishina formula. [[Pehr Edman]] (1916–1977) was a renowned biochemist who developed a method for sequencing proteins, known as the Edman degradation, and has been called the father of modern [[biochemistry]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Australian Biochemist | url = http://www.asbmb.org.au/magazine/2002-August_Issue33-2/Pehr%20Edman%20Feature.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130428032608/http://asbmb.org.au/magazine/2002-August_Issue33-2/Pehr%20Edman%20Feature.pdf | archive-date = 2013-04-28 }}</ref> [[Hellmuth Hertz]] (1920–1990) developed the [[echocardiography]] together with Inge Edler (see above), and was also the first to develop the inkjet technology of printing.<ref>{{Cite news | title = New York Times | date = 18 May 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/technology/l-an-inkjet-pioneer-318680.html | access-date = 19 February 2017 | archive-date = 8 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200308180350/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/technology/l-an-inkjet-pioneer-318680.html | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Lars Hörmander]] [[File:FieldsMedalFrontArchimedes.jpg|15px|FieldsMedalFrontArchimedes]] (1931–2012) is sometimes considered the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations<ref>{{cite web
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=== Politics and law ===
[[Rutger Macklean]] (1742–1816) was a prominent captain, politician and land owner remembered for introducing agricultural reforms leading to more effective large-scale farming in Sweden. [[Ernst Wigforss]] (1881–1977) was [[Minister for Finance (Sweden)|Sweden's finance minister]] 1925–1926 and 1932–1949 and has been considered the 'foremost developer of the Swedish [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]]'.<ref>{{ Cite journal | title = A Swedish Road to Socialism | journal = The American Political Science Review | volume = 73 | issue = 2 | pages = 505–520 | jstor = 1954894 | last1 = Tilton | first1 = Timothy A. | year = 1979 | doi = 10.2307/1954894 | s2cid = 145271156 }}</ref> [[Östen Undén]] (1886–1974) was an internationally recognized professor of law and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Sweden's minister of foreign affairs]] 1924–1926 and 1945–1962. [[Tage Erlander]] (1901–1985) was Sweden's [[Prime Minister of Sweden|prime minister]] 1945–1969, potentially a record of uninterrupted tenure in parliamentary democracies, and led his party through eleven elections. [[Ingvar Carlsson]] (1934–) served as Sweden's prime minister 1986–1991 and 1994–1996 and as Sweden's deputy prime minister 1982–1986. [[Rupiah Banda]] (1937–) was the president of [[Zambia]] 2008–2011 and its vice president 2006–2008. [[Leif Silbersky]] (1938–) is a notable lawyer and author famous for representing so-called high-profile cases in Sweden. [[Marianne Lundius]] (1949–) was between 2010 and 2016 the president of the [[Supreme Court of Sweden|Supreme court of Sweden]], the first female justice in this position. [[Utoni Nujoma]] (1952–) was [[Namibia|Namibia's]] minister of foreign affairs 2010–2012 and is since 2012 the country's minister of justice.

=== Literature and culture ===
[[Thomas Thorild]] (1759–1808) was a notable Swedish writer, poet, and philosopher who, among many things, was an early proponent of [[gender equality]]. [[Esaias Tegnér]] (1782–1846) was an influential writer, poet, bishop and professor of the [[Greek language]], perhaps most famous for his work [[Frithiof's Saga|Frithiofs Saga]]. [[Viktor Rydberg]] (1828–1895) was a notable journalist, writer and researcher, most famous for his works [[Tomten (poem)|Tomten]] and [[The Wind Is My Lover|Singoalla]] and regarded as one of Sweden's most important authors of the 19th century.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Project Runberg | url= https://runeberg.org/authors/rydberg.html }}</ref> [[Frans G Bengtsson]] (1894–1954) was a Swedish writer and poet famous for his novels [[The Long Ships]] (Röde Orm) which have been translated to at least 23 languages. [[Fritiof Nilsson Piraten]] (1895–1972) was a Swedish lawyer and popular author, known for his works Bombi Bitt och Jag and Bock i Örtagård. [[Hjalmar Gullberg]] (1898–1961) was a notable writer and poet who was also the head of the Swedish Radio Theatre 1936–1950. [[Ivar Harrie]] (1899–1973) was one of the founders of the newspaper {{lang|sv|[[Expressen]]}}, as well as its editor in chief 1944–1960. [[Elisabet Wentz-Janacek]] (1923 – 2014) was a composer and musicologist who mapped 20,000 different melody variants for Swedish hymns and helped create the Swedish Choral Registrar. [[Hans Alfredsson]] (1931–2017) was a Swedish comedian, author and actor, sometimes regarded as the foremost representative of the so-called Lundahumorn (the humor from Lund). [[Agnes von Rosen]] was a bullfighter and stunt performer who spent most of her later years in Mexico. [[Axwell]] (Born as Axel Christofer Hedfors, 1977–) is a world-renowned [[Disc jockey|DJ]], perhaps best known as a member of the trio the [[Swedish House Mafia|Swedish House Maffia]]. [[Elisabet Wentz-Janacek]] was a musicologist, organist, and major contributor to the Swedish Choral Registrar.

=== Business and entrepreneurship ===
[[Hans Rausing]] (1926–2019) was the managing director of [[Tetra Pak]] 1954–1985, the company's chairman 1985–1993, and has been ranked as the third richest man in Sweden. [[Pehr G. Gyllenhammar]] (1935–) is a businessman who was the CEO and chairman of [[Volvo]] 1971–1983 and 1983–1993 respectively, the chairman of Procordia 1990–1992, Aviva 1998–2005, [[Kinnevik AB|Investment AB Kinnevik]] 2004–2007, and is the current vice chairman of Rothschild Europe. [[Bertil Hult]] (1941–) founded [[EF Education First|EF Education]] from his dormitory in Lund <ref>{{cite web | title = EF Homepage | url = http://www.ef.co.nz/about-ef/company/ | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2015-01-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150113070054/http://www.ef.co.nz/about-ef/company/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> and was the company's CEO until 2002 and chairman until 2008. [[Olof Stenhammar]] (1941–) is a Swedish financier and businessman who founded Optionsmäklarna, OM, which later changed its name to OMX and today is a part of the [[Nasdaq, Inc.|NASDAQ OMX Group]]. [[Michael Treschow]] (1943–) is the current chairman of [[Unilever]] and was the CEO of [[Atlas Copco]] and [[Electrolux|Elektrolux]] 1991–1998 and 1998–2002 respectively, as well as the chairman of [[Ericsson]] 2002–2011. [[Stefan Persson (magnate)|Stefan Persson]] (1947–) was the CEO of [[H&M]] 1982–1997 and has been the company's chairman since 1998 and has been ranked among the top ten richest men in the world. [[Dan Olofsson]] (1950–) is a Swedish entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the company Sigma and the foundation [[Star for Life]] and is a large shareholder in the company [[ÅF]]. [[Anders Dahlvig]] (1957–) was the CEO and President of the [[IKEA]] group between 1999 and 2009, during which IKEA experienced an average growth of 11 percent,<ref>{{ cite web | title = Director | url = http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2012/03_March/MBL_Anders_Dahlvig_65_07.html | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130426025842/http://director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2012/03_March/MBL_Anders_Dahlvig_65_07.html | archive-date = 2013-04-26 }}</ref> and is the current chairman of the New Wave Group. [[Charlotta Falvin]] (1966–) is a Swedish businesswoman who is the chairman of the companies Teknopol, Barista, Multi-Q and Ideon AB and the previous CEO of TAT and Decuma.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sydsvenskan | url = http://www.sydsvenskan.se/ekonomi/styrelseproffset-in-i-kaffevarlden/ | access-date = 2013-05-03 | archive-date = 2016-03-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105236/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/ekonomi/styrelseproffset-in-i-kaffevarlden/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Ann-Sofie Johansson]] is the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for fashion retailer H&M.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-fashion-brand|title=How I got my job... as an H&M fashion boss|website=www.glamourmagazine.co.uk|date=5 June 2017|access-date=2017-10-06|archive-date=2020-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130054833/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/how-to-get-a-job-at-a-fashion-brand|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cristina Stenbeck]] (1977–) is a Swedish businesswoman who is the current chairman of Investment AB Kinnevik.