Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink Explained

Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink
Birth Date:1 September 1924
Birth Place:Kristiania, Norway
Alma Mater:University of Oslo
Occupation:Physician
Parents:H. Chr. J. Borchgrevink
Awards:Defence Medal 1940–1945
Order of St. Olav

Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink (born 1 September 1924) is a Norwegian medical doctor, a pioneer of bringing the subjects of family medicine and public health into an academic discipline in Norway.

Biography

Born on 1 September 1924 in Kristiania to engineer Henrik Christian Juell Borchgrevink and Wilhelmine Antonette Schibbye, Borchgrevinch graduated as cand.med. in 1951 and dr.med. in 1961. He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1969 to 1994, the first professor at the . He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1996.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øivind . Larsen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 February 2017.
  2. Encyclopedia: Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 February 2017.