Robert Tigerstedt

1853 - 1923

country of citizenship: Finland

native language: Swedish

award received: Cothenius Medal, doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki, honorary doctor of the University of Tartu, Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen, honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo

position held: member of the Diet of Finland

Robert Adolph Armand Tigerstedt (28 February 1853 – 12 February 1923) was a Finnish-born medical scientist and physiologist who, with his student Per Bergman, discovered renin at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm in 1898. Renin is a component of the renin–angiotensin system which regulates blood pressure, salt and water homeostasis and is an important therapeutic target. Tigerstedt is also recognised as an educator, author and social campaigner. Source: Wikipedia (en)