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Clara Holst
image:ClaraHolst.jpg, Clara Holst. Clara Holst (4 June 1868 – 15 November 1935) was a Norwegian philologist and women's rights pioneer. She was born in Oslo, Kristiania as a daughter of physician Axel Holst, Sr., Axel Holst (1826–1880) and German citizen Anna Mathilde Charlotte Flemming (1832–1897). She was a granddaughter of Frederik Holst (physician), Frederik Holst, sister of Axel Holst and aunt of Peter Midelfart Holst. She examen artium, finished her secondary education as a private candidate in 1889, and had attended Nissens School. The next year, in 1890, she became the first female philology student at the University of Oslo, Royal Frederick University, Norway's only university at the time. She was the first woman to take the Candidatus philologiæ, cand.philol. degree in Norway, in 1896, and the first to take a doctorate at a Norwegian university. Her academic advisor was Johan Storm, whose acquaintances enabled her to study at University of Cambridge, Cambridge in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederik Holst (physician)
Frederik Holst (14 August 1791 – 4 June 1871) was a Norwegian medical doctor. He is regarded as an important pioneer in medicine in Norway. Biography Holst was born at Holmestrand in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of merchant Hans Holst (1763–1846) and Inger Christine Backer (1765–1850). He completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1810. He studied at the University of Copenhagen and earned his medical diploma based upon his doctoral thesis about the then-common and now-extinct skin disease ', known in Latin as (1817). He was appointed city physician () in Christiania (now Oslo) from 1817. He was Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Hygiene at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo) from 1824 until 1865. His works had significant influence on the treatment of prisoners and of patients with mental disorders. Together with Michael Skjelderup, he started and published ''Eyrt'', the first Norwegian medical journal (1826). In 1831, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
