Swedish ophthalmologist, born on July 23, 1899, in copping, malaren, scherer;Died on September 17, 1986, lund.He graduated from karolinska institute in medical science in 1922.He qualified as a doctor in 1927.In 1933, sjoger described his syndrome in his doctoral dissertation severe keratoconjunctivitis.In 1925, he described three cases of salivary gland atrophy associated with dry eyes, dry mouth, and vaginal dryness.In 1957, sjogren became an associate professor at the university of gothenburg and was made an honorary professor in 1961.In 1951 he was elected honorary member of the Australian ophthalmology society, honorary member of the American rheumatic society in 1970, honorary member of the svensk rematoroniak society of forensic medicine and honorary member of the royal college of surgeons of Glasgow in 1976.sjogren's syndrome= is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by conjunctivitis and dry mouth.