Herman Gerhard Gade (22 March 1870 – 8 February 1953) was a Norwegian physician, known for his work to fight

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

as the son of businessperson

Fredrik Georg Gade Fredrik Georg Gade (21 March 1855 – 1 March 1933) was a Norwegian physician. Personal life He was born in Bergen as the son of merchant Fredrik Georg Gade (1830–1905) and his wife Ingeborg Wallem (1830–1902). The family originated in Lün ...

(1830–1905) and his wife Ingeborg Wallem (1830–1902). In June 1899 he married Alvide C. Pedersen from

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

. He was a brother of Fredrik Georg Gade, Jr, a brother-in-law of Anders Lorange, a first cousin of

Fredrik Herman Gade Fredrik Herman Gade (12 August 1871 – 20 February 1943) was a Norwegian-American attorney, elected official, diplomat and ambassador. Biography Fredrik Herman Gade was born at Frogner Manor near Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of ...

John Allyne Gade John Allyne Gade (10 February 1875 – 16 August 1955) was an American architect, naval officer, diplomat, investment banker and author. Background John Gade was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts as the son of Gerhard Gade (1834–1909) of Chr ...

and

Fredrik Barbe Wallem Fredrik Barbe Wallem (29 November 1877 – 3 July 1945) was a Norwegian art historian. Biography He was born in Bergen; the son of Fredrik Meltzer Wallem and Louise Adelaide Barbe. His father was a fisheries inspector. He studied archeolo ...

and a nephew of

Fredrik Meltzer Wallem Fredrik Meltzer Wallem (19 April 1837 – 2 April 1922) was a Norwegian journalist and writer, known for his work for fisheries of Norway. He was born in Bergen as the son of businessperson Johan Nordahl Wallem and his wife Emma Meltzer. He spent ...

. He

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his secondary education at

Bergen Cathedral School Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...

in 1888, enrolled in medicine studies and took the

cand.med. Candidate of Medicine ( la, candidatus medicinae (male), ''candidata medicinae'' (female), abbreviated cand. med.) is an academic degree awarded in Denmark, Iceland, and Norway following a six-year medical school education. Medical students in ...

degree in 1895. He is mainly known for his work at the

hospital in

Hagavik Hagavik is a village in Bjørnafjorden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies immediately to the west of the municipal centre of Osøyro on the shore of the Skeisosen, an arm off the main Bjørnafjorden. Hagavik's population i ...

. He was hired at Hagavik in 1898, moved there in 1902 and later became chief physician and hospital director. In 1908 he represented Norway at the Sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis held in

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1870 births 1953 deaths Norwegian pulmonologists Physicians from Bergen People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School {{Norway-med-bio-stub