Alarik Frithiof Holmgren (October 22, 1831 – August 14, 1897) was a Swedish physician, physiologist and professor at Upsala University, most noted for his research of color blindness. He was a vocal opponent of vivisection, and particularly the use of curare to immobilize subjects so they appeared peaceful while enduring great pain.[1]
Alarik Frithiof Holmgren, M.D.Holmgren's colored wool test for color blindness
Holmgren was born in Östergötland, Sweden. From 1852 he served as a medial practitioner including during the cholera pandemic in Norrköping and Söderköping. He graduated as a Medical Doctor from Uppsala University in 1861. He joined the faculty of Uppsala University and in 1864, was appointed professor of physiology. He researched color blindness and his most notable work was about color blindness in relation to rail and sea transport. His research took him to London, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. He devised a standardized test, now known as Holmgren's wool test, for color blindness testing in 1874.[2] Following a railway crash at Lagerlunda in 1875, he advocated the need to preclude people with defective color vision from railway employment. This established the now standard practice of excluded color blind individuals from employment in certain sectors.[3][4]
^"Holmgren's coloured wool test for colour blindness, Europe, 1871-1900 | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk.
^Algis J. Vingrys; Barry L. Cole Origins of Colour Vision Standards within the Transport Industry Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, October 1986 Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 369-375, 198
^Ragnar Granit. "A Frithiof Holmgren". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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^"Obituary: Alarik Frithiof Holmgren, M.D." British Medical Journal. 2 (1916): 748. 1897. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1916.748. PMC2407621.
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frithiof, holmgren, alarik, october, 1831, august, 1897, swedish, physician, physiologist, professor, upsala, university, most, noted, research, color, blindness, vocal, opponent, vivisection, particularly, curare, immobilize, subjects, they, appeared, peacefu. Alarik Frithiof Holmgren October 22 1831 August 14 1897 was a Swedish physician physiologist and professor at Upsala University most noted for his research of color blindness He was a vocal opponent of vivisection and particularly the use of curare to immobilize subjects so they appeared peaceful while enduring great pain 1 Alarik Frithiof Holmgren M D Holmgren s colored wool test for color blindnessContents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHolmgren was born in Ostergotland Sweden From 1852 he served as a medial practitioner including during the cholera pandemic in Norrkoping and Soderkoping He graduated as a Medical Doctor from Uppsala University in 1861 He joined the faculty of Uppsala University and in 1864 was appointed professor of physiology He researched color blindness and his most notable work was about color blindness in relation to rail and sea transport His research took him to London Berlin Vienna and Paris He devised a standardized test now known as Holmgren s wool test for color blindness testing in 1874 2 Following a railway crash at Lagerlunda in 1875 he advocated the need to preclude people with defective color vision from railway employment This established the now standard practice of excluded color blind individuals from employment in certain sectors 3 4 Personal life editHolmgren was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1880 In 1869 he was married to the suffragist Ann Margret Holmgren 1850 1940 They were the parents of eight children Both he and his wife were buried at Uppsala old cemetery 5 6 See also editHistory of animal testingReferences edit Leif Wallentinsson February 2017 Alarik Frithiof Holmgren 1831 1897 Kulturarv Ostergotland Retrieved December 1 2018 Holmgren s coloured wool test for colour blindness Europe 1871 1900 Science Museum Group Collection collection sciencemuseumgroup org uk Algis J Vingrys Barry L Cole Origins of Colour Vision Standards within the Transport Industry Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics October 1986 Vol 6 No 4 pp 369 375 198 Ragnar Granit A Frithiof Holmgren Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2018 Marta amp Erik Ronne Ett professorspar fore sin tid ergo ronne se Archived from the original on March 27 2016 Retrieved December 1 2018 Obituary Alarik Frithiof Holmgren M D British Medical Journal 2 1916 748 1897 doi 10 1136 bmj 2 1916 748 PMC 2407621 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frithiof Holmgren External links editWorks by or about Frithiof Holmgren at Internet Archive Holmgren s 1877 De la cecite des couleurs dans ses rapports avec les chemins de fer et la marine digital facsimile at the Linda Hall Library nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to medicine in Sweden is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frithiof Holmgren amp oldid 1150652629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
