Lorentz Eldjarn (23 March 1920 – 11 February 2007) was a Norwegian biochemist and medical doctor.
Lorentz Eldjarn | |
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 Norwegian physicist Lorentz Eldjarn | |
| Born | 23 March 1920 |
| Died | 11 February 2007 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Biochemist and medical doctor |
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Lorentz Eldjarn was born on 23 March 1920 in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark, Norway,[1] later moving to Haslum. He studied medicine at the University of Oslo and was associated with the Norwegian Radium Hospital.[2]
His thesis from 1954 treated metabolism of cystamine and cysteamine. He was a pioneer in the development of diagnostic methods and the use of clinical / chemical laboratories.[1][3]
He was inducted into the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1963.[4] In 1970 he was awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research,[1] and in 1976 the Anders Jahre's Award for Medical Research (1976)[5]
He died on 11 February 2007 in Bærum Municipality in Akershus county.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Walløe, Lars. "Lorentz Eldjarn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "85 år 23. mars: Professor emeritus, dr. med. Lorentz Eldjarn" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 March 2005.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lorentz Eldjarn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Norske medlemmer: Den matematisk-naturvitenskapelige klasses medlemmer" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jahres medisinske priser". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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