Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen
Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen | |
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| Born | 23 September 1881 Norderhov, Norway |
| Died | 12 November 1958 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Children | Ernst Diesen |
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Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen (23 September 1881 – 12 November 1958) was a Norwegian physician. He was the city physician (Norwegian: stadsfysikus) in Oslo, and member of the Administrative Council in 1940.
Personal life
[edit]Diesen was born in Norderhov (later merged into Ringerike), a son of Army officer Ernst Georg Diesen and Anna Seip,[1] and a brother of editor Emil Diesen.[2]
He married Sofie Elisabeth Aars Brodtkorb in 1912.[1] They were the parents of actor and theatre director Ernst Diesen, and thus parents-in-law of actress Kari Diesen,[3] and grandparents of journalist Andreas Diesen.[2]
Career
[edit]Diesen graduated as cand.med. in 1908.[1] He served as city physician (stadsfysikus) in Oslo from 1930 to 1951. During the early part of the German occupation of Norway, from April to September 1940, he was member of the Administrative Council, where he served as Minister of Social Affairs.[4]
Diesen died on 12 November 1958.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gram, Harald; Steenstrup, Bjørn, eds. (1948). "Diesen, Andreas Melchior Seip". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 117. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bolstad, Erik, ed. (13 July 2020). "Diesen (slekt fra Odalen)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (25 February 2020). "Ernst Diesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik, ed. (26 February 2020). "Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Biografier. Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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