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Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen
Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen ( November 14, 1886 – May 1953) was a Norwegian-United States, American physician and orthopaedic surgeon. Background Smith-Petersen was among the most prominent and innovative of orthopaedic surgeons of the first half of the 20th century according to the ''Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Journal'' (''CORR''). Readers (of CORR) are directed to his works on a new approach to treating fractures of the neck of the femur, mould arthroplasty, osteotomy of the spine, and continuous irrigation for osteomyelitis, all republished as Classics in CORR as examples of his innovative spirit. Smith-Petersen was the son of Morten Smith-Petersen and Kaia Jensine Rosalie Ursin, he was born on November 14, 1886, in the coastal town of Grimstad in Aust-Agder County, Norway. He died the 16th of June, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 65, he died suddenly of a heart disorder, shortly after performing a successful hip replacement operation on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimstad
Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Some of the villages in Grimstad include Eide, Espenes, Fevik, Fjære, Håbbestad, Hesnes, Homborsund, Jortveit, Kroken, Landvik, Nygrenda, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, Roresand, Rønnes, Skiftenes, Tjore, Vik, and Østerhus. The municipality is centered around the little maritime town of Grimstad which is surrounded by many small islands (''Skjærgård''). There is a harbor, a main street, a small market square, Grimstad Church, and a museum dedicated to the early life of Henrik Ibsen, who served as an apprentice to Grimstad's local pharmacist Reimann, from 1844 to 1847, before leaving Grimstad in 1850. Ibsen's intimate knowledge of the local people and surroundings can be seen in his poem ''Terje Vigen''. The majority of the inhabitants live in and around the town, while the rest of the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
