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Arvid Carlsson

1923 - 2018

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Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arvid Carlsson is the 114th most popular physician (down from 113th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 111th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Physician.

Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish pharmacologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on neurotransmitters.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Arvid Carlsson ranks 114 out of 726. Before him are Harvey J. Alter, Ctesias, Werner Forssmann, James Parkinson, Herbert Spencer Gasser, and Albert Sabin. After him are Eric Kandel, Stanley Cohen, Alexandre Yersin, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, John Eccles, and Hotepsekhemwy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Arvid Carlsson ranks 28. Before him are Queen Anne of Romania, Franco Zeffirelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, and Richard Attenborough. After him are Mauno Koivisto, Alan Shepard, Morris, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, and Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 2018, Arvid Carlsson ranks 38. Before him are Paul Bocuse, Billy Graham, Paul D. Boyer, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Roy J. Glauber, and Hubert de Givenchy. After him are Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Thomas A. Steitz, John Gavin, Aaron Klug, Burt Reynolds, and Sondra Locke.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Arvid Carlsson ranks 103 out of 1,879. Before him are Ulf von Euler (1905), Birger Jarl (1210), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Ronnie Peterson (1944), and Ermanaric (400). After him are Stieg Larsson (1954), Axel Munthe (1857), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Bibi Andersson (1935), Nathan Söderblom (1866), and Hjalmar Branting (1860).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Sweden

Among physicians born in Sweden, Arvid Carlsson ranks 3. Before him are Allvar Gullstrand (1862), and Ulf von Euler (1905). After him are Thomas Bartholin (1616), Torsten Wiesel (1924), Hans Rosling (1948), Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660), Anders Tegnell (1956), and Anna Bågenholm (1970).

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