Johannes Larsen Flatla
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Johannes Larsen Flatla was a Norwegian veterinarian.
He was born in Lunner
as a son of farmer Lars Flatla (1860–1938) and Kari Horgen (1859–1930). He finished his secondary education in 1925, and graduated from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
in 1931. He worked as a veterinarian in Lunner before being hired as an associate professor of pathology
at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
in 1937. He was a professor there from 1947 to 1968, and then director of the National Veterinary Institute from 1968 to his death.
He was also a guest scholar/lecturer at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Cambridge, and a member of the research council NLVF from 1949 to 1959. He was a central board member of the Norwegian Veterinary Association from 1939 and acting secretary-general in the summer of 1945, after World War II.
He was born in Lunner
Lunner
Lunner is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa...
as a son of farmer Lars Flatla (1860–1938) and Kari Horgen (1859–1930). He finished his secondary education in 1925, and graduated from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences
The faculty previously known as the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University is located in Frederiksberg, Denmark and was established in 1856. As of 1 January 2007, the University merged with the University of Copenhagen...
in 1931. He worked as a veterinarian in Lunner before being hired as an associate professor of pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science or NVH is a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educates veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mammalian diseases, health and welfare. The institution has about...
in 1937. He was a professor there from 1947 to 1968, and then director of the National Veterinary Institute from 1968 to his death.
He was also a guest scholar/lecturer at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Cambridge, and a member of the research council NLVF from 1949 to 1959. He was a central board member of the Norwegian Veterinary Association from 1939 and acting secretary-general in the summer of 1945, after World War II.