Gustaf_Ljunggren_(chemist)
Gustaf Ljunggren (chemist)
Swedish chemist
Gustaf Axel C:son Ljunggren (27 October 1894 – 12 August 1966) was a Swedish chemist. Ljunggren served as an assistant at Lund University's chemical department from 1918 to 1920. Subsequently, he taught general chemistry in the medical faculty at the university until 1928, earning a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in 1921. He chaired the Chemical Society of Lund from 1922 to 1926 and attained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1925, also becoming a lieutenant in the Swedish Coastal Artillery's reserve. Later, he held various roles, including being a docent in chemistry, a professor at the Swedish Armed Forces Chemical Institute, and the head of the Department of Chemistry at the Swedish National Defence Research Institute from 1945 to 1961. Additionally, he contributed to defense-related committees and served as a chemistry teacher at military colleges.