Axel Westman | |
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 29 December 1894
Died | 29 May 1960 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 65)
Known for | Obstetrics and gynaecology |
Professor Axel Westman (29 December 1894 – 29 May 1960) was a Swedish physician and one of the foremost specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology of the twentieth century.[1][2]
In 1927, he was appointed lectureship in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He went on to hold lectureship posts at Lund University and Uppsala University.[1]
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951.[3]