Background
Hambraeus, Leif Magnus was born on June 4, 1936 in Stockholm. Son of Magnus and Wera (Sandstrom) Hambraeus.
Hambraeus, Leif Magnus was born on June 4, 1936 in Stockholm. Son of Magnus and Wera (Sandstrom) Hambraeus.
Bachelor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1957. Division of Medical Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1964. Doctor of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1967.
Research assistant Stockholm University, 1960-1964. From assistant to acting professor Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1965-1971, professor nutrition, 1972-2001, professor emeritus, 2001. Fulbright grantee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1973-1974.
Guest lecturer General Foods, Canada, 1975. Visiting scientist Memorial University, Newfoundland, 1984.
Fellow Swedish Royal Academy Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Member American Nutritional Sciences, American College Nutrition, Federation European Nutrition Societies (president 1988-1992), New York Academy of Sciences, Nutrition Society.
Married Anna Margareta Fajerson, June 21, 1959. Children: Sofia, Katarina, Torkel, Joakim.