Göran Bundy
Göran Fredrik Bundy (10 June 1921 – 8 August 2018[1]) was a Swedish diplomat.
Early life
Bundy was born on 10 June 1921 in Malmö, Sweden, the son of Håkan Bundy and his wife Märta (née Thorell).[2] When he was two-year-old Bundy suffered from polio - infantile paralysis. Then there was still no vaccine. He was lucky, a nerve in one calf was infected, while a two-year girl in his circle of friends, who also had the disease, died.[3]
Career
Bundy received a
Personal life
After retiring, Bundy lived in London for 25 years before moving back home to Scania, Sweden. Bundy married late in life to Margaretha Grind, a doctor, a specialist in internal medicine and for many years tied to the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.[3] In 2013, together with his sister Eva, Bundy founded the Eva and Göran Bundy's Foundation in support of medical research at Lund University to support research in cardiology and neurology.[4] Together they have donated SEK 60 million ($6,52 million) to the foundation.[3]
References
- ^ "Dödsannonser i SVD". Svenska Dagbladet.
- ^ ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ^ a b c Nebel, Cecilia (28 January 2014). "Syskon bakom rekordgåva till medicinsk forskning" [Siblings behind record gift to medical research]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ Sandahl, Johanna (13 December 2013). "Stor privat donation till medicinsk forskning" [Large private donation for medical research] (in Swedish). Lund University. Retrieved 12 June 2014.