Christen Heiberg (28 November 1799 – 18 March 1872) was a Norwegian surgeon and professor.

Biography

Heiberg was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Heiberg (1767–1811) and Margrethe Heide Fritzner (1772–1816). He attended Bergen Cathedral School graduating in 1817. He studied at the Royal Frederick University (now

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) from which he graduated in 1822. He followed with a study trip to

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from 1823-24. He was physician at

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from 1826. His thesis from 1830 was a treatment of eye surgery. After further study in

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and

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during 1835, he was appointed professor at the University of Christiania from 1836. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1853, and Commander in 1866. He was a Knight of the Swedish

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. in 1825, he married Johanne Marie Wilhelmine Alida Heiberg (1803–1869). They were the parents of professor Hjalmar Heiberg and grandparents of artist Jean Heiberg.

References

1799 births 1872 deaths Physicians from Bergen University of Oslo alumni Norwegian surgeons 19th-century Norwegian physicians University of Oslo faculty Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal {{Norway-bio-stub