History
Karolinska Institutet was founded in the period between 1810 and 1811, following the Finnish War, as a training center for army surgeons.
The original name was at first 'Medico-Chirurgiska Institutet'. In 1817 the prefix Karolinska was added as a reference to the then-Swedish king Karl XIII (Carolus in Latin). The full name thus became Kongliga Carolinska Medico Chirurgiska Institutet. In 1968 this name was abbreviated to 'Karolinska Institutet'.
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