EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

World-renowned scientific and technical university, founded 1827. Swedish-language name Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan.

Location:
Stockholm, Sweden

Founding Date:
1827

Enrollment:
12,000

Official Website:
http://www.kth.se/?l=en_UK

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hans von Euler-Chelpin	Chemist	15-Feb-1873	7-Nov-1964	Enzymes of sugar fermentation
Dolph Lundgren	Actor	3-Nov-1957		The Punisher
Sven Sandström	Business	c. 1942		Former Managing Director, World Bank
Waloddi Weibull	Mathematician	18-Jun-1887	12-Oct-1979	Weibull distribution
Lars Westerberg	Business	1948		Chairman of Autoliv

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hannes Alfvén	Physicist	30-May-1908	2-Apr-1995	Renegade Swedish astrophysicist
Svante Arrhenius	Chemist	19-Feb-1859	2-Oct-1927	Explored electrolytic conductivity
Per Theodor Cleve	Chemist	10-Feb-1840	18-Jun-1905	Discovered holmium (Ho) and thulium (Tm)
Hans von Euler-Chelpin	Chemist	15-Feb-1873	7-Nov-1964	Enzymes of sugar fermentation
Lise Meitner	Physicist	7-Nov-1878	27-Oct-1968	Discovered nuclear fission
Kai M. Siegbahn	Physicist	20-Apr-1918	20-Jul-2007	Electron spectroscopy
Waloddi Weibull	Mathematician	18-Jun-1887	12-Oct-1979	Weibull distribution

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