Background
Sjostrand, Fritiof Stig was born on November 5, 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Nils Johan and Dagmar (Hansen) Sjostrand.
Sjostrand, Fritiof Stig was born on November 5, 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Nils Johan and Dagmar (Hansen) Sjostrand.
Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Siena, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), North-East Hill University, Shillon, India, 1989.
Assistant professor anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, 1945-1948; associate professor, Karolinska Institutet, 1949-1959; professor histology, Karolinska Institutet, 1960-1961; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1947-1948; visiting professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959; professor zoology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1982; professor emeritus molecular biology, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1982.
Fellow Royal Micros. Society (honorary, London), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Electron Microscopy Society of America (honorary, Distinguished Scientist award 1992), Japan Electron Microscopy Society (honorary), Scandinavian Electron Microscopy Society (honorary).
Married Marta Bruhn-Fahraeus, March 24, 1941 (deceased June 1954). 1 child, Rutger; married Ebba Gyllenkrok, March 28, 1955. 1 child, Johan; married Birgitta Petterson, January 23, 1969.
1 child, Peter.