Philip Sandblom (October 29, 1903 – February 21, 2001) was a

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academician, professor of

surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

and sailor who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He served as

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of Lund University between 1957 and 1968. Philip Sandblom was the son of the dentist John Sandblom, and was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States; like his father, he was also a prominent sailor in his youth. At the

in Amsterdam, he was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Sylvia'' together with his father which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class. Sandblom graduated from the Karolinska Institute with the dissertation ''The tensile strength of healing wounds'' in 1944. In 1950, Sandblom was made professor of surgery at Lund University, and he later served as rector of the University in 1957–1968. One of Sandblom authored books was Creativity and Disease: How illness affects literature, art and music (1992). After retiring from Lund University, Sandblom was active as a physician and scientist in San Diego, California, USA, and Lausanne,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He died in Lausanne in 2001.

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1903 births 2001 deaths Physicians from Chicago Swedish male sailors (sport) Swedish surgeons Academic staff of Lund University Rectors of Lund University Olympic sailors for Sweden Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century surgeons Karolinska Institute alumni {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub