Background
Adlercreutz, Herman Carl Thomas was born on April 10, 1932 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Erik Alfred Herman and Elisabeth Hedvig Catharina Adlercreutz.
endocrinologist clinical chemist
Adlercreutz, Herman Carl Thomas was born on April 10, 1932 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Erik Alfred Herman and Elisabeth Hedvig Catharina Adlercreutz.
Doctor of Medicine, University Helsinki, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Helsinki, 1963.
Research fellow Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, 1958—1961. Resident internal medicine University Helsinki, 1961—1964, acting assistant professor internal medicine, 1964—1965, associate professor clinical chemistry, 1965—1969, acting professor clinical chemistry, 1967—1969, professor clinical chemistry, 1969—1997. Head central laboratory Helsinki University Central Hospital, 1965—1969, chief physician, central laboratory, 1965—1997.
Research professor Finnish Academy, 1983—1988. Director Folkhälsan Research Center Samfundet Folkhälsan, 1996—2002, director Institute Preventive Medicine, Nutrition Cancer, since 1996. Associate editor Journal Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Paris, 1967—1995.
Editor Scandinavian Journal Clinical and Laboratory Investigations, Oslo, 1976—1986. Co-editor International Journal Sports Medicine, 1978—1980. Consultant Medical Commission Finnish Olympic Committee, Helsinki, 1985—1992.
Member Commission Health and Science European National Olympic Committees, 1985—1993.
Member of Royal Norwegian Science Society Letters, Association Finnish Chemical Society (president, section mass spectrometry 1980-1984), Finnish Sports Association (president Finnish Sport Research Found 1978-1982), Scandinavian Society Clinical Chemistry Clinical Physiology (secretary 1967-1969), Society Scientarium Fennica Societas Scientarium Fennica, Finnish Society Clinical Chemistry Clinical Physilogy (president 1969-1973), Finnish Society Gastroenterology (vice president 1966-1969), Samfundet Folkhälsan (board chairman 1993-1998, Ossian Shauman medal 2002), Finnish Association Physicians (J.W. Runeberg award 1991), Finnish Society Nutrition Research (president 1985-1987), Finnish Society Endocrinology (secretary 1965-1968, vice president 1971-1973), Polish Society Laboratory Diagnostics (honorary).
Married Sirkka Tellervo Neva, November 26, 1976. Married Marie-Louise Eleonore Gräsbeck, 1956. Children: Gustav Carl Herman, Erica Elisabeth Maria, Gabriella Eva Maria Laurin.