Johan Fredrik Thaulow (22 May 1840 – 24 April 1912) was a Norwegian physician and Army officer. He was born in Christiania to chemistry professor

Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow Moritz Christian Julius Thaulow (19 November 1812 – 20 July 1850) was a Norwegian chemist. Thaulow was born in the Duchy of Schleswig to Johan Frederik Thaulow (1768–1833) and Caroline Henriette Tugendreich Looft. He was a brother of Hein ...

. He was a nephew of chemist

Harald Thaulow Harald Thaulow (30 June 1815 – 11 March 1881) was a Norwegian pharmacist. Biography Harald Conrad Thaulow was born in the Duchy of Schleswig, at that time a dominion of the Danish crown. He was the son of Johan Frederik Thaulow (1768–1833) a ...

, and a cousin of painter

Frits Thaulow Frits Thaulow (20 October 1847 – 5 November 1906) was a Norwegian Impressionist painter, best known for his naturalistic depictions of landscape. Biography Johan Frederik Thaulow was born in Christiania, the son of a wealthy chemist, Haral ...

. From 1889 to 1909 he headed the medical service of the

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway ...

, eventually with the title of lieutenant general. He chaired the

Norwegian Red Cross The Norwegian Red Cross (''Norges Røde Kors'') was founded on 22 September 1865 by prime minister Frederik Stang. In 1895 the Norwegian Red Cross began educating nurses, and in 1907 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence authorized the organization fo ...

from 1889 to 1905.

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1840 births 1912 deaths Norwegian military doctors Norwegian Army generals Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross {{Norway-med-bio-stub