Lennart Eberson
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AlmamaterLund University
KnownforOrganic chemistry; Electrochemistry
Lennart Eugén Eberson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 1933 |
| Died | 1 February 2000 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | Organic chemistry; Electrochemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Lund University |
Lennart Eugén Eberson, (5 January 1933 – 1 February 2000) was a Swedish chemist.
Eberson graduated with a Ph.D. degree in 1959 from Lund University with a thesis entitled "Studies in the Succinic and Glutaric Acid Series".[1] [2] From 1979 until his retirement in 1998, he was Professor of organic chemistry at Lund University. He authored several books, including the text books Introduktion till den organiska kemin (1965)[3] and Organisk kemi (1970; 2nd edition 1977).[4] He was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1974, and to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1988.