Astrid Björkman
Astrid Björkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1886 |
| Died | 20 January 1967 (aged 81) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | physician |
Astrid Björkman (9 January 1886[1] – 20 January 1967[2]) was a Swedish doctor and women's pioneer. She was the daughter of the pharmacist Karl Björkman and Matty Egerström, and the cousin of bridge designer Axel Björkman.[3]
Björkman graduated from tertiary school in Stockholm in 1904 and became a Licentiate of Medicine in 1917.[3][4] She worked as a physician at Uppsala epidemic hospital in 1912, at Säters hospital in 1917, at Uddevalla Hospital in 1918, at Borgholm's hospital in 1918-19, at Lund hospital 1919-27, and at Helsingborg hospital 1927-30, became chief physician at Källshagens hospital in 1930 and worked as hospital manager there 1931-36 and at Restad's hospital in Vänersborg 1936-51.[3] Astrid Björkman was Sweden's first female chief physician and hospital manager. In 1945, she was awarded a ‘size 8’ Illis Quorum gold medal.
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- ^ a b c "128 (Vem är Vem? / Götalandsdelen utom Skåne 1948)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Matrikel över svenska kvinnor som avlagt examen" (PDF).