Professor Axel Westman (29 December 1894 – 29 May 1960) was a Swedish physician and one of the foremost specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology of the twentieth century. In 1927, he was appointed lectureship in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He went on to hold lectureship posts at Lund University and Uppsala University. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951. References 1894 births 1960 deaths Westman family Swedish obstetricians Swedish gynaecologists Academic staff of the Karolinska Institute Academic staff of Uppsala University Academic staff of Lund University