Background
Biörck, Gunnar Carl Wilhelm was born on April 4, 1916 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Son of Wilhelm K. A. and Louise (Petterson) Biörck.
Biörck, Gunnar Carl Wilhelm was born on April 4, 1916 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Son of Wilhelm K. A. and Louise (Petterson) Biörck.
Medical licentiate Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1942, Doctor of Medicine 1949. Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, University Helsinki, 1981.
Assistant professor cardiology Karolinska Institute, 1949, professor medicine, 1958-1982, emeritus, since 1982. Assistant professor internal medicine University Lund (Sweden), 1950-1958. Head department medicine Serafimer Hospital, Stockholm, 1958-1980, physician in chief, 1961-1977.
Senior physician Karolinska Hospital, 1980-1981.
Physician to Royal Family, 1965-1985, 1st physician to King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, 1968-1973, to Crown Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden, 1970-1973, to King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1973-1985, to Queen Silvia and Princess Lilian, 1976-1985, to Prince Bertil, 1984-1985. Member Parliament, 1976-1987.
Science adviser Royal Medical Board, 1960-1981, Military Medical Board, 1960-1986. Member World Health Organization Expert Advisory Panel, 1960-1986.
Chairman Nobel Assembly, Karolinska Institute, 1981.
Fellow Royal College Physicians, London. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences (honorary foreign). Member Swedish Society Medicine, Swedish Society Cardiology, Swedish Society Internal Medicine, Swedish Society Clinical Pharmacology.
Married Margareta Lundberg, May 26, 1944. Children– Eva, Anders, Lena, Hans, Marie.