Bror Anders Rexed (19 June 1914 – 21 August 2002) was a
Swedish
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neuroscientist and professor at
Uppsala University. Internationally, he is best known today for his development of the system now known as
Rexed laminae, but in Sweden, he is also known for his involvement in the "
du-reformen" of the
Swedish language
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during the late 1960s.
In 1980, he was awarded the
Léon Bernard Foundation Prize
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.
References
External links
Bio at uu.se
1914 births
2002 deaths
Swedish civil servants
Swedish neurologists
Academic staff of Uppsala University
People from Arvika Municipality
Léon Bernard Foundation Prize laureates
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