Background
Theander, Olof was born on September 6, 1924 in Stockholm. Son of Herbert Ernst and Ida Elisabeth (Bergstrom) Theander.
Theander, Olof was born on September 6, 1924 in Stockholm. Son of Herbert Ernst and Ida Elisabeth (Bergstrom) Theander.
Master Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1950. Doctor of Technology in Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1959. Docent, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1960.
Head arbohydrate division Swedish Forest Products Research Laboratory, Stockholm, 1960-1972. Senior lecturer wood chemical Royal Institute of Technology, since 1969. Chemical professor Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 1972-1990.
Postdoctoral fellow University Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1954-1955.
Sergeant Swedish Army. Fellow International Academy Wood Science, Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala, Royal Swedish Academy of Forestry and Agriculture.
Married Birgit Elsa Svensson, March 12, 1949. Children: Birgitta, Elisabeth, Karin, Charlotta.