Sigvald Refsum
Sigvald Bernhard Refsum (born May 8, 1907 in Gransherad , today in Notodden ; † July 8, 1991 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian neurologist and university professor.
biography
Sigvald Refsum studied medicine at the University of Oslo with a doctorate in 1946. He taught at the University of Bergen from 1951 , then from 1954 until his retirement in 1978 at the University of Oslo.
In 1945 he discovered Refsum's syndrome, which was later named after him .
Web links
- Biography at Whonamedit
- Cohen, MM; Vidaver, D .: The man behind the syndrome: Sigvald Refsum. J. Hist. Neurosci. 1 (1992) No. 4, pp. 277-284.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Refsum, Sigvald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Refsum, Sigvald Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian neurologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gransherad , today Notodden |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1991 |
| Place of death | Oslo |