Nils Peter Hamberg (4 November 1815 in

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– 13 February 1902) was a

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and physician. He started teaching chemistry in 1861 and later on became a forensic chemist. Hamberg was the older brother to the missionary Knut Theodor Hamberg (1819–1854). Hamberg was the son of sea captain Nicholas Hamberg (1785–1830) and his wife Magdalena Lovisa, born Löfvenberg, (1791–1863). In 1830, Hamberg became a pharmacist apprentice at the pharmacy Gripen in Stockholm, in 1834 he passed the pharmaceutical entrance exams, and in 1838 he graduated as a pharmacist. In spring 1839, Hamberg bought the pharmacy Hjorten at

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in Stockholm, which he ran until April 1850. At the same time, he studied medicine and disputated 1848 for the

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, professor in

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. The thesis had the title ''Om vegetabiliska droguers insamling och förvaring'' (About collection and storage of drugs from plants) and built on the collection of drugs from plant that Hamberg had done from 1843–1847. Pharmacists could buy a sample of the collection of drugs that Hamberg had created, which consisted of 337 samples and a couple synthetic. From 1848–1854, Hamberg taught in chemistry and pharmacy at

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and also worked as a physician. 1851 Hamberg was granted a travel scholarship by the state and went on a study journey to Germany, Belgium and Great Britain to study physiological and pathological chemistry, it lasted until September 1852. He also got the chance to visit the world exhibition in London, which he reported from his homecoming. During his travels he collected collectibles which resulted in a private museum, Stockholms museum for natural science, slöjd and art. This existed from 1854 until 1864, whereupon the collections where disbanded. In 1854 Hamberg was married to his wife Emma. Another result of the trip was that Hamberg, after foreign models, 1855 established a private chemical laboratory in the Keyserska house at

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in Stockholm. Hamberg was a member of the

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from 1878.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamberg, Nils Peter 1815 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Swedish physicians Swedish pharmacists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Health professionals from Stockholm