Carl Looft Explained

Carl Looft
Birth Name:Carl Knutsen
Birth Date:9 February 1863
Birth Place:Bærum, Norway
Death Place:Bergen, Norway
Parents:Carl August Knutsen
Margery Henriette Caroline Louise Thaulow
Spouse:Sofie Bolette Gran
Relatives:Heinrich Arnold Thaulow (grandfather)
Henrik Dedichen (cousin)
Occupation:Physician (pediatrician)

Carl Looft (né Knutsen; 9 February 1863  - 10 April 1943) was a Norwegian physician, and among the first pediatricians in Norway.

He was born in Bærum to physician Carl August Knutsen and Margery Henriette Caroline Louise Thaulow, and was a grandson of Heinrich Arnold Thaulow. In 1892 he married Sofie Bolette Gran.

Looft graduated as cand.med. in 1889. His thesis from 1897 was a treatment of mental disability among children. From 1890 to 1940 he practiced as pediatrician in Bergen. In addition to his work as physician, he was responsible for a series of epidemiological investigations among children. Among his conclusions was that appropriate nutrition during pregnancy and infancy was an important factor for the mental development of the children.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Carl Looft . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Lars . Walløe . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 16 April 2016.
  2. Encyclopedia: Carl Looft . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 16 April 2016.