when was dr. nils johanson born
Nils August Johanson. Nils August Johanson (1872â1946) was a Swedish-born, American surgeon, who founded the Swedish Medical Center, the largest nonprofit health provider in the greater Seattle area. Nils August Johanson was born in Lund, Sweden. Johanson immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1893. He enrolled in the University of Denver and completed his medical degree in 1903. He subsequently moved to the Pacific Northwest, first to Tacoma then to Seattle in 1907.