Pehr von Afzelius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish physician
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Place of Birth: Larv, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
About Pehr von Afzelius
- Pehr von Afzelius (14 December 1760, Larv – 2 December 1843 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish medical doctor and professor in Uppsala.
- Afzelius was the brother of botanist Adam Afzelius, chemist Johan Afzelius, and doctoral advisor of Jacob Berzelius.From 1777 to 1781 he studied at Uppsala University, and in February 1784 began a lengthy study trip, in which he visited several European universities, most notably in Paris and Edinburgh.
- During the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90), he served in Finland as a Life Guards regimental doctor.
- In 1801 he succeeded Johan Gustaf Acrel as professor of medicine at Uppsala, where he twice served as university rector (1805, 1816).
- In 1820 he resigned his professorship, but kept working at the university hospital up until July 1831.
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