David Lindsjö

David Martin Lindsjö (6 July 1887 – 20 October 1952), was a Swedish physician. He served as the first Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces from 1944 to 1952.

Early life Lindsjö was born on 6 July 1887 in Mjäldrunga, Älvsborg County, Sweden, the son of Alfred Johansson, a clothier, and his wife Hanna Albertina Lindsjö. He passed studentexamen in Uppsala in 1906 and enrolled at Karolinska Institute in 1908. On 17 December 1943, he was appointed Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces, the first holder of this office. As Surgeon-General, Lindsjö was also head of the Medical Services Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces, from 1947 the Medical Board of the Swedish Armed Forces.

Personal life Lindsjö married in 1914 to Hedvig Augusta Grass (1890–1917), the daughter of August Grass and Alma Wahlström. They had one child, Anders Ingemar (born 1915). In 1928 he married Anna von Möller (1893–1989), the daughter of Adolf von Möller. and Birgitta Lindsjö (born 1931) who became a nurse.

Death Lindsjö died on 20 October 1952 and was buried on 6 November the same year at Djursholm's Cemetery in Djursholm.

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Healthcare Gold Medal (Sjukvårdsguldmedalj) (Swedish Red Cross)