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Gunnar Biörck

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Gunnar Biörck
Biörck in 1938
Born(1916-04-04)4 April 1916
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died28 October 1996(1996-10-28) (aged 80)
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)medical doctor, politician
FamilyGilbert Kaplan (son-in-law)

Gunnar Biörck (4 April 1916 – 28 October 1996) was a Swedish physician, a specialist in cardiology, professor of medicine, personal physician for the Swedish Royal family, and member of the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament).

He was born in Gothenburg to Wilhelm Biörck and Lizzie Petterson, and was married to Margareta Lundberg in 1944. He was appointed professor of medicine at the Karolinska Institute from 1958. He was elected to the Riksdag in 1976, representing the Moderate Party, and stayed as a member until 1987.[1] He died in October 1996.[2]

His daughter, Lena M. Biörck, married American financier and conductor Gilbert Kaplan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Biörck, Gunnar". Vem är det (in Swedish). 1981. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Carl Gunnar Wilhelm Biörck". finngraven.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Lena H. Biorck To Be a Bride". The New York Times. 25 October 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 April 2023.