Thursday, June 17, 2010

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Helge Ellis Ederstrom was born on February 28, 1908, in Torsas, Sweden to Herman and Alma Ederstrom. He received his B.S. from Beloit College (Wisconsin) in 1937. After he received his M.S. and Ph.D from Northwestern University in Chicago, he taught there and at the medical schools at the University of Missouri (1942-1947) and St. Louis University (1947-1952).

In 1952, Ederstrom came to the University of North Dakota where he taught Physiology and Pharmacology. He retired in 1977.

Ederstrom died Friday, October 2, 1987 at the age of 79.

This information is courtesy of the astute fourth floor people at
the Chester Fritz Library.

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