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Robert Tigerstedt
Finnish physician (1853-1923).
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Finnish physician (1853-1923).
Robert Adolph Armand Tigerstedt (28 February 1853 – 12 February 1923) was a Finnish medical scientist and physiologist. With his student Per Bergman, he discovered renin at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, in 1898. Renin is a component of the renin–angiotensin system which regulates blood pressure, salt and water homeostasis and is an important therapeutic target. Tigerstedt is also recognised as an educator, author and social campaigner.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Finnish physician (1853-1923).
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Cothenius Medal
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doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki
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honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
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Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen
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honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Career and education
Employers and institutions
Karolinska Institutet
Memberships
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
Leadership and official positions
member of the Diet of Finland
Field of contribution
Sport and exercise science · Sport scientists · Researchers
Places of work
Helsinki · Stockholm
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