Background
Engstrom, Arne Vilhelm was born on May 15, 1920 in Stockholm. Son of Axel Vilhelm and Margareta Engstrom.
Engstrom, Arne Vilhelm was born on May 15, 1920 in Stockholm. Son of Axel Vilhelm and Margareta Engstrom.
Doctor of Medicine, University Stockholm, 1946.
Professor medical biophysics Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 1952-1985. Chief science advisory Swedish Government, 1966-1975. Director general, head National Swedish Food Administration, Uppsala, 1975-1987.
Visiting professor Stanford University, University of California, 1951, 62.
Head Swedish science organization for United Nations Conference onEnvironment. Chairman of the Board Swedish Committee for Defense Research, Committee for Medical.Orgn., Committee for Social Science Research.
Vice chairman science committee Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris. President council European Molecular Biological Laboratory, 1974-1976.
Member International Union Pure and Applied Biophysics (president 1962-1970), Swedish Society Medical Sciences (president 1974), Royal Swedish Academy Science, Royal Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences, Royal Society Science Uppsala, Indian Academy Science, other international organizations.
Married Anna Lisa Orrdal, 1948. Children: Vilhelm, Alexander.