Stig Holmquist (Ph. Lic.) was university lecturer at Uppsala University, and has taught general and organic chemistry. He has taken initiative for example for starting new courses in environmental chemistry as early as in the 1960's. He has for years been treasurer of the Swedish Chemical Society, a member of the Södermanland-Nerikes nation, and has been active in the Unions SUHAF (today SULF).
In the 1960's he has invested into the stock market and played bridge, which resulted in a capital of ~30 million Swedish Crowns that has been donated to Uppsala University. Based on this donation the Holmquist prize is alloted on yearly basis to an organic chemist active in Sweden.
In the 1960's he has invested into the stock market and played bridge, which resulted in a capital of ~30 million Swedish Crowns that has been donated to Uppsala University. Based on this donation the Holmquist prize is alloted on yearly basis to an organic chemist active in Sweden.