Hans L. C. Huitfeldt
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Hans Ludvig Carl Huitfeldt (1876 – 1969) was a Norwegian physician.
He graduated as cand.med.
in 1902, and later took the dr.med degree. He worked in Gjøvik
from 1902 to 1904, and thereafter in Oslo
, running a private clinic from 1908 to 1940. He founded the cancer treatment clinic Kristiania Radium-Institutt in 1912, and was later instrumental in the foundation of the Norwegian Radium Hospital
. From its foundation in 1932 to 1956 he chaired the board of directors.
Huitfeldt was also physician-in-ordinary of the Norwegian royal family. During the German occupation of Norway, the royal family was chased into exile, while Huitfeldt was imprisoned at Grini.
Huitfeldt was a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Swedish Order of the Polar Star
.
He was the son of Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas, and the son-in-law of newspaper editor Amandus Schibsted
.
He graduated as cand.med.
Cand.med.
Candidate of Medicine , Candidata Medicinae , abbreviated Cand. Med.) is an academic degree awarded in Denmark, Iceland and Norway following a six-year medical school education....
in 1902, and later took the dr.med degree. He worked in Gjøvik
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
from 1902 to 1904, and thereafter in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, running a private clinic from 1908 to 1940. He founded the cancer treatment clinic Kristiania Radium-Institutt in 1912, and was later instrumental in the foundation of the Norwegian Radium Hospital
Radiumhospitalet
The Norwegian Radium Hospital is a hospital in Oslo, Norway dedicated to cancer treatment. It is the largest cancer centre in Northern Europe, with 400 beds and around 2,000 employees. It was founded in 1932, with Severin Andreas Heyerdahl as chief physician and director, and Hans L. C...
. From its foundation in 1932 to 1956 he chaired the board of directors.
Huitfeldt was also physician-in-ordinary of the Norwegian royal family. During the German occupation of Norway, the royal family was chased into exile, while Huitfeldt was imprisoned at Grini.
Huitfeldt was a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Swedish Order of the Polar Star
Order of the Polar Star
The Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
.
He was the son of Henrik Jørgen Huitfeldt-Kaas, and the son-in-law of newspaper editor Amandus Schibsted
Amandus Schibsted
Amandus Theodor Schibsted was the owner and chief editor of Aftenposten. He inherited the news paper from his dad, Christian Schibsted, in 1879, but worked as a journalist in the same news paper from 1871. During his leadership the news paper developed do be Norway's leading and most widespread...
.