Olof af Acrel
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Olof af Acrel (26 November 1717 – 28 May 1806[1]), known before his ennoblement in 1780 as Olof Acrel, was a surgeon and physician of Stockholm, who perfected his knowledge by study in foreign countries and introduced many improvements into Swedish practice.
Olof af Acrel was born at Österåker, and was the brother of the missionary Israel Acrelius.[2] . His discourse on the Reforms necessary in Surgical Operations made a deep impression. So did his other works, On the Mode of Treating Recent Wounds; On Surgery in general; and On the Cataract of the Eye. He received many honours in recognition of his work.[3]
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1746. He died in Stockholm.
[edit] References
- ^ Biographiskt lexikon öfver namnkunnige svenske män. – Ny rev. upplaga. – Stockholm [et al.]: Beijer [et al.], 1835–1875. – Bd. 1–23.
- ^ Kastrup, Allan (1975). The Swedish heritage in America: the Swedish element in America and American-Swedish relations in their historical perspective. Swedish Council of America.
- ^ Rose, Hugh James (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary, London: B. Fellowes et al.
[edit] Further reading
- Kock, W. (1978-12-20). "Olof af Acrel—one of Serafimer Hospital's founders". Läkartidningen 75 (51): 4791–5. [Article in Swedish]
