Jacob Ramm (18 November 1890 – 31 October 1982) was a Norwegian dentist and organizational leader. He was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

to wholesaler Herman Ramson and Klara Schattenstein. He graduated as dentist in 1914, and practiced as dentist in Kristiania (later

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

) as well as a period in

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. He was appointed secretary and eventually secretary general for the dentists' trade union, . He was an active bandy and football player, and served as president of both the

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and the

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. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1951.

Selected works

*''Den norske tannlægeforening gjennom 75 år'' *'' Skandinavisk Tannlegeforening gjennom 100 år''

References

1890 births 1982 deaths People from Oslo in health professions Norwegian dentists Norwegian people of Jewish descent Norwegian sports executives and administrators 20th-century dentists Trade unionists from Oslo {{Norway-sport-bio-stub