Karl Oskar Medin 323431 183876948 2008-01-12T18:28:56Z Hans555 51736 Lighter Image thanks to Silberlocke '''Karl Oskar Medin''' ([[August 14]] [[1847]] – [[December 24]] [[1927]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Pediatrics|pediatrician]]. He was born at Axberg, [[Örebro]] and died in [[Stockholm]]. He is most famous for his study of [[poliomyelitis]], an illness often known as the Heine-Medin disease, named after Medin and another physician, [[Jakob Heine]]. He has also influenced the study of [[meningitis]] and [[tuberculosis]]. Medin received his doctorate in 1880 from the [[Uppsala University]]. He was appointed extraordinary professor at the [[Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institute]] in 1883 and went on to become professor of paediatrics the following year. He became [[professor|professor emeritus]] in 1914. [[Image:OskarMedinWS-2.jpg|thumb|Medin's bronze bust in the [[Polio Hall of Fame]] ]] In recognition of his polio research accomplishments he was elected posthumously to the [[Polio Hall of Fame]] in [[Warm Springs, Georgia]], which was dedicated in January 1958.<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Medin, Karl Oskar}} [[Category:1847 births]] [[Category:1927 deaths]] [[Category:Swedish scientists]] [[Category:Karolinska Institutet faculty]] {{med-bio-stub}} [[de:Karl Oskar Medin]] [[pl:Karl Oskar Medin]] [[sv:Oskar Medin]]