Torsten Sjögren

Torsten Sjögren
Born
Torsten Sjögren

(1896-01-30)30 January 1896
Södertälje, Sweden
Died27 July 1974(1974-07-27) (aged 78)
Gothenburg, Sweden
EducationStockholm, Lund university
Known forDie Internationale der Rassiten (For the Betterment of the Race), Sjögren–Larsson syndrome
AwardsRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry, genetics, eugenics
InstitutionsLund university, International Federation of Eugenic Organizations, Karolinska Institute

Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren (/ˈʃɡrən/ SHOH-grən, Swedish: [ˈɧø̂ːɡreːn]; 30 January 1896 27 July 1974) was a Swedish psychiatrist and geneticist.