Background
Olsson, Anders Gustaf was born on July 20, 1940 in Stockholm. Son of Rune Gustaf Martin and Lisbeth Maria (Werner) Olsson.
Olsson, Anders Gustaf was born on July 20, 1940 in Stockholm. Son of Rune Gustaf Martin and Lisbeth Maria (Werner) Olsson.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1975. Docent, 1975.
Intern Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 1967-1975, academy teacher, 1975-1983, intern, resident, 1975-1978, associate professor, 1978-1983. Professor medicine faculty health science University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden, since 1983, head department medicine Sweden, 1983-1992, head clinical research center Sweden, 1992—2003. Co-chairman steering committee Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, 1987—1994.
Major Swedish Army, 1967-1985. Member of Swedish Medical Research Council (board directors), Linköping Medical Society (president 1990-1997), European Atherosclerosis Society 1987-1990, European Atherosclerosis Group (secretary 1981-1987).
Married Monika Danielson, June 1, 1965 (divorced 1974). Children: Hjalmar, Nanna. Married Sonja Margareta Andersson, July 16, 1977.
Children: Viktor, Gustaf.