The Scheele Award
In honor of the world-renowned Swedish chemist and pharmacist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society has since 1961 bestowed the Scheele Award on prominent scientists in the field of drug research or related disciplines. By tradition the award ceremony is accompanied by a symposium carrying the signature of the prize-winner.
Carl William Scheele
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, one of the world’s foremost chemists, was born in 1742 in Stralsund, Germany, at the time a part of Sweden. At the age of 15, he moved from Stralsund to Gothenburg to become a pharmacist. He stayed in Sweden and became an internationally recognized scientist during his relatively short life. He died in 1786 at the age of 44.
Scheele discovered eight unknown elements, which is more than any other scientist has ever achieved!
The Scheele Symposium
By tradition the award ceremony is accompanied by a symposium carrying the signature of the prize-winner.
Since 1961, in honour of Carl Wilhelm Scheele, famous Swedish chemist and pharmacist, the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society has bestowed the Scheele Award on prominent scientists in drug research or related disciplines. By tradition, a symposium focused on the prize winner’s area of expertise follows the award ceremony.
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