Olle Selinus (1943–2023) was a Swedish geochemist and State Geologist who played a central role in the development of medical geology as a modern scientific discipline.
For related guides and articles, see the Medical Geology section.
Career at SGU
After earning a PhD in mineralogy-petrology from Uppsala University, Selinus worked at the Geological Survey of Sweden.
During a career of about 39 years he increasingly focused on relationships between environmental geochemistry and health.
Medical Geology and IMGA
A 2024 tribute identifies the adoption of the term Medical Geology in 1997 and establishment of the International Medical Geology Association in 2006 among Selinus’s most important international contributions.
It also highlights his role in establishing the International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry series.
Books and Global Influence
Selinus edited Essentials of Medical Geology and co-edited Medical Geology: A Regional Synthesis with Robert Finkelman and José Centeno.
These works examine geological materials, elements, water, soil and health on a global scale.
Sources
- Applied Geochemistry – Medical Geology: A Tribute to Olle Selinus
- Springer – Essentials of Medical Geology, Revised Edition
- Springer – Medical Geology: A Regional Synthesis
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