Christen Heiberg (physician)

Christen Heiberg (28 November 1799 – 18 March 1872) was a Norwegian surgeon and professor.

Christen Heiberg
Born(1799-11-28)28 November 1799
Bergen, Norway
Died18 March 1872(1872-03-18) (aged 72)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationsurgeon and professor
ChildrenHjalmar Heiberg
RelativesJean Heiberg (grandson)

Biography

Heiberg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Heiberg (1767–1811) and Margrethe Heide Fritzner (1772–1816). He attended Bergen Cathedral School graduating in 1817. He studied at the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo) from which he graduated in 1822. He followed with a study trip to Copenhagen from 1823-24.

He was physician at Rikshospitalet from 1826. His thesis from 1830 was a treatment of eye surgery. After further study in Germany and Paris during 1835, he was appointed professor at the University of Christiania from 1836. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1853, and Commander in 1866. He was a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star.[1][2]

in 1825, he married Johanne Marie Wilhelmine Alida Heiberg (1803–1869). They were the parents of professor Hjalmar Heiberg and grandparents of artist Jean Heiberg.[3][4]

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Christen Heiberg – norsk lege". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. Grande, Jan. "Christen Heiberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. Jan Grande. "Hjalmar Heiberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. Glenny Alfsen. "Jean Heiberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.