Carl Schiøtz

Carl Schiøtz (2 November 1877 – 20 September 1938) was a Norwegian physician and professor of hygiene and bacteriology at the University of Oslo. [1]

Biography

He was born in Hamar, Norway. His parents were Jonas Schanche Kielland Schiøtz (1841-1901) and his wife Hanna Minda Constance Øvergaard. His brother was military officer Johannes Henrik Schiøtz (1884-1957). In 1906, he was married to Borghild Hannestad (1882-1952). After graduating in 1896 from Hamar Cathedral School, he became a cand.med. in 1904 at the University of Kristiana From 1907 to 1914 he worked at Nes in Ringsaker. He moved to Kristiania (now Oslo) to work at the Rikshospitalet as a reserve doctor, university fellow and health inspector. In 1916, he became a doctor at the Freia Chocolate Factory. In 1918 he became Dr. med. with his dissertation on school children's weight ratios.[2]

Schiøtz conducted a number of comprehensive and significant studies on the schoolchildren's health and did much[3] for the development of school hygiene. He is most known for composing what became known as the "Oslo breakfast" (Norwegian: Oslofrokosten), served at all primary schools in Oslo. Oslofrokosten was introduced in school years 1929-1930 at some schools and in 1932 it was introduced at all Oslo schools. He was a professor of hygiene and bacteriology at the University of Oslo from 1931, a position he had until his death in 1938. He was editor of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association from 1929, editor of Sundhetsbladet from 1927-34 and founding editor of the magazine Liv og hälhed from 1934.[2]

From 1935 he was elected to membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He became a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Swedish Order of the Polar Star and commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. [4] [5]

Selected works
  • En undersøkelse av 10 000 norske skolebarn, særlig med hensyn til vekstforhold (1917, thesis)

References
  1. "Carl Schiøtz". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. Holck, Per. "Carl Schiøtz". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. Andresen, Astri; Elvbakken, Kari Tove (May 2007). "From poor law society to the welfare state: school meals in Norway 1890s–1950s". Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 61 (5): 374–377. doi:10.1136/jech.2006.048132. ISSN 0143-005X. PMC 2465698. PMID 17435200.
  4. "Bespisning på Osloskolene". stovnerporten.no. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. Alsvik, Ola. "Skoleoverlege Carl Schiøtz: Oslofrokostens far" (in Norwegian). Oslo City Archives. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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