Gunnar Blix

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Fritiof Gunnar Blix (7 September 1894 in Lund – 10 June 1981 in Uppsala) was a Swedish chemist and Professor of Medical and Physiological chemistry at the University of Uppsala. He was the son of physiologist Magnus Blix, and the father of Swedish politician and diplomat Hans Blix. Blix graduated from the Cathedral School in central Lund in 1912. He began his medical studies at Lund University in 1912 and became a medical student in 1916, received a license to practice medicine in 1922, and earned his PhD in 1925. He started working in the laboratory of Physical Chemistry at Uppsala University in 1925 and served as a Professor of Medical and Physiological Chemistry there from 1930 to 1961. Blix was a member of several boards of inquiry (similar to a Royal Commission) including the 1958 investigation at the Medical College in Umeå. Blix was also a member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala. In 1950 he became an honorary member of the Austrian Society for Analytical Chemistry (ASAC). Blix also served as Prorector at the University of Uppsala from 1956-1961. His research focused on physiological chemistry and nutrition research.