Chris Bruusgaard Explained

Chris Bruusgaard
Birth Name:Christine Corneliussen
Birth Date:14 January 1910
Birth Place:Kristiania, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Parents:Elias Corneliussen
Occupation:Midwife
Awards:Medal of St. Hallvard

Christine "Chris" Bruusgaard (14 January 1910  - 22 September 2000) was a Norwegian midwife.

She was born in Kristiania to naval officer, later admiral Elias Corneliussen and Dagny Ree, and was married to physician Arne Bruusgaard. After studies in Scotland, England, France and Oslo, she graduated as midwife in Bergen in 1934. She worked at Mødrehygienekontoret in Oslo, which she chaired from 1945. Also, inspired by the pioneer Katti Anker Møller, she toured giving lectures on birth control, at a time when the subjects of sex information and contraception still were more or less taboo.[1] [2]

She was awarded the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1974.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Chris Bruusgaard . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Gunnhild . Blåka . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 July 2016.
  2. Encyclopedia: Chris Bruusgaard . Store medisinske leksikon . Nylenna . Magne . Magne Nylenna . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816170239/https://sml.snl.no/Chris_Bruusgaard . 16 August 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Disse har fått St. Hallvardsmedaljen . 2006 . Tone B. . Værvågen . www.aftenposten.no/osloby . 6 July 2016 .