Bengt Robertson

Bengt A. Robertson was a Swedish physician. Robertson was primarily known for the development of the synthetic lung surfactant known as Corusurf.[1][2][3] In 1996 he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine together with Tetsurō Fujiwara for contributions to the understanding of neonatal medicine.[4][5]

Bengt A. Robertson
Born(1935-09-14)14 September 1935
Stockholm, Sweden
Died7 December 2008(2008-12-07) (aged 73)
NationalitySwedish
Occupationphysician
Known forCorusurf

Life


Honours

Robertson received many honours throughout his life. In 1996, Robertson was first recognised when he was awarded the King Faisal International Prize.[5] Two years later in 1998, Robertson along with Tore Curstedt was awarded the Hilda and Alfred Eriksson Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[6] In 2002, he was awarded the Erich Saling Maternité Prize given by the European Association of Perinatal Medicine.[7] This was followed in 2004 with the awarding of the Lars Werkö Prize by the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation along with Tore Curstedt.[8] In 2023, Robertson was awarded the singular honour of having an award named after himself, when the European Academy of Paediatric Societies created the Bengt Robertson Award.


References

Citation
  1. Halliday, Henry L.; Speer, Christian P. (2009). "Bengt Robertson (1935–2008): A Pioneer and Leader in Surfactant Research". Neonatology. 95 (2): VI–VIII. doi:10.1159/000197019.
  2. Bohlin, K.; Blennow, M.; Curstedt, T (2009). "Historien om surfaktant - stor upptäckt för de minsta b" (PDF). Läkartidningen. sv. 106 (52): 3492–3495.
  3. Halliday, H.L.; Speer, C.P. (2002). "Laudatio Bengt Robertson: A Surfactant Pioneer". Neonatology. 82 (4): 272–273. doi:10.1159/000066325.
  4. "Professor Bengt A.Robertson". King Faisal Prize. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. Tait, Mr (2013-09-09). "Professor Bengt Robertson". www.rcpe.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  6. Halliday, Henry L.; Speer, Christian P. (1 September 2010). "Historical Perspectives". NeoReviews. 11 (9): e471–e473. doi:10.1542/neo.11-9-e471.
  7. "Erich Saling Maternity Prize". EAPM Association - About Us. Milan, Italy. p. en. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. Speer, Christian P.; Halliday, Henry L. (2014). "Tore Curstedt - The Basic Science Creator of Porcine Surfactant". Neonatology. 106 (3): 242–244. doi:10.1159/000365128.

Bibliography
  • Robertson, Bengt; Taeusch, H. William, eds. (19 July 1995). Surfactant therapy for lung disease. Lung biology in health and disease. Vol. 84. New York: Dekker. ISBN 978-0824795023.
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