Erik Waller (1875–1955) was a

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surgeon and book collector. Waller collected some 20,000 important books on science and medicine, including 150

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and other early editions. In his last will and testament he left the whole collection to

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and its

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. A catalogue of the collection was with the greatest competence and care compiled by Hans Sallander and published in two volumes, Uppsala 1955. It includes some fifty plates, reproducing selected interesting items from the collection. Waller's collection of medals relating to the history of medicine is housed by the

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Literature

* ''Bibliotheca Walleriana: the books illustrating the history of medicine and science collected by Dr. Erik Waller, and bequeathed to the Library of the Royal University of Uppsala; a catalogue.'' Stockholm, 1955. * Harald Nilsson, ''Erik Wallers samling av medicinhistoriska medaljer'' (Studia Numismatica Upsaliensia 8), Uppsala 2013.

External links

Erik Waller's book collection at Uppsala University Library (20.000 titles)

Erik Waller's manuscript collection at Uppsala University Library (38.000 documents)

Waller pages at The Uppsala University Library web site

Holdings that are related to Erik Waller on Alvin portal
1875 births 1955 deaths Swedish surgeons Book and manuscript collectors Karolinska Institute alumni {{Sweden-med-bio-stub