Fredrik Kiil (né Kristoffersen; 29 September 1921 – 25 December 2015) was a Norwegian physician, known for his improvements on the

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. He was born in

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to Arne Kristoffersen and Marthea Kiil, and was married to physician Ragnhild Valberg. He died in December 2015. Among his works is the thesis from 1958, titled ''The function of the Ureter and Renal Pelvis''. He was awarded the ''Fridtjof Nansen Prize'' in 1974, the ''Jahre Prize'' in 1980, and the ''Dialysis Pioneering Award'' from the

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in 1982. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1990 and was a fellow of the

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1921 births 2015 deaths People from Narvik Norwegian nephrologists Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{norway-academic-bio-stub