Anton Jervell (14 June 1901 – 29 December 1987) was a Norwegian physician, politician and organizational leader. He was born in

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, a son of tax man Jakob Anton Jervell and Marie Andrea Simers. He graduated as

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in 1925, and as

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in 1936. He served as manager of the

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from 1947. He was appointed professor at the

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, serving from 1957 to 1971. His research was primarily on heart diseases. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1967.

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1901 births 1987 deaths Physicians from Oslo Norwegian cardiologists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Directors of hospitals of Norway 20th-century Norwegian physicians 20th-century Norwegian educators {{norway-academic-bio-stub