| [the swedish pediatric associations 1900-1970]. | sweden has a very long pediatric tradition. in 1764 nils rosen von rosenstein published his famous book "diseases of children and their remedies". fredrik berg was appointed the world's first professor of pediatrics in 1845. oscar medin, who was a professor of pediatrics, initiated in 1900 the founding of "the pediatric society in stockholm", which became associated with the scientific organization "swedish society of medicine". organizational and educational issues began in 1936 managed by a ne ... | 1999 | 11625673 |
| [princess eugénie and her work for the benefit of disabled children]. | princess eugénie was the daughter of the swedish-norwegian king oscar i. she had a very good education; her favourite subjects were art and music. in the spring of 1852, when she was 22 years old, she was stricken with a severe disease, and she was paralysed in one leg. during her illness she underwent a religious crisis. after recovering, her main interest was to assist poor and incurably ill children. her name is above all associated with the home of eugénie (eugenia-hemmet) in stockholm, whic ... | 1995 | 11624763 |