Poul Bjørndahl Astrup
| Born |
1915 |
| Died |
2000-11-30 |
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Danish physiological chemist, born 1915. Copenhagen; died November 30, 2000.
Biography of Poul Bjørndahl Astrup
Poul Bjørndahl Astrup was head of the Central Laboratory for Communicable Diseases at the Blegdamshospitalet, Copenhagen from 1952 to 1954, then the head of the Central Laboratory at the Rigshospitalet – State University Hospital – from 1954 to 1979. He was professor of Clinical Chemistry from 1964.
Poul Astrup is particularly remembered for his work during the great Danish poliomyelitis epidemic of 1952-1953.
We thank Grace E. Jacobs for information submitted.
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