Gustaf Ljunggren

Gustaf Axel C:son Ljunggren (27 October 1894 – 12 August 1966) was a Swedish chemist. Ljunggren served as an assistant at Lund University's chemical department from 1918 to 1920. Subsequently, he taught general chemistry in the medical faculty at the university until 1928, earning a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in 1921. He chaired the Chemical Society of Lund from 1922 to 1926 and attained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1925, also becoming a lieutenant in the Swedish Coastal Artillery's reserve. Later, he held various roles, including being a docent in chemistry, a professor at the Swedish Armed Forces Chemical Institute, and the head of the Department of Chemistry at the Swedish National Defence Research Institute from 1945 to 1961. Additionally, he contributed to defense-related committees and served as a chemistry teacher at military colleges.

Early life Ljunggren was born on 27 October 1894 in Trelleborg, Sweden, the son of M.D. and his wife Elise Key. His paternal grandfather was the literary historian and member of the Swedish Academy Gustaf Ljunggren (1823–1905); his uncle was the chief librarian (1865–1935); his brother was the physician (1896–1986).

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lund University in 1914. He also wrote scientific papers on biochemistry and organic chemistry as well as investigations and writings on various military-technical research problems. He was the father of Margareta (born 1930) and Jan-Gustaf (born 1933).

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Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1946) Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1955) Honorary Doctor of Medicine, Lund University (1958) Corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1959) Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1959)