Hjalmar Heiberg

Hjalmar Heiberg (26 September 1837 – 25 September 1897) was a Norwegian physician and a professor at the University of Oslo.[1]

Hjalmar Heiberg
Hjalmar Heiberg
Born(1837-09-26)26 September 1837
Christiania, Norway
Died25 September 1897(1897-09-25) (aged 59)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationphysician
ChildrenJean Heiberg
Parent(s)Christen Heiberg
RelativesAxel Heiberg (cousin)
AwardsOrder of St. Olav

Biography

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of physician Christen Heiberg. His father was professor in surgery and general practitioner at the National Hospital (Rikshospitalet). He received his cand.med. in 1862. Heiberg was Professor of Pathological Anatomy at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) and from 1859 worked was an assistant to Emanuel Winge (1827–90) at the National Hospital as a pathologist and bacteriologist researcher.[2]

He received a one-year scholarship and took a study trip to Würzburg and Vienna in 1869-70. In 1870 followed Winge as professor of pathological medicine. He was also a general practitioner at the National Hospital, and a specialist in forensic medicine. Heiberg was a proponent for the new theory of bacteria. His research speciality was the subject of inflammation and published several key articles on the field of infection, both on the basis of his own research and as a provider of foreign research.[3]

Personal life

In 1878, Heiberg married Jeanette Sophie Augusta Dahl (1848-1884). They were the parents of artist Jean Heiberg. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1890 and was awarded an honorary doctorate at Lund University in 1893. [4]

References
  1. "Emanuel Winge". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. Svein Atle Skålevåg. "Emanuel Winge". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. Grande, Jan. "Hjalmar Heiberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  4. "Hjalmar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2011.


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