Johan Martin Holst (23 June 1892 – 17 February 1953) was a Norwegian physician, a surgeon and military doctor.

Personal life

Holst was born in Kristiania to physician Peter Fredrik Holst and Kirstine Eleonore Sartz Fürst. He was a nephew of

Johan Throne Holst Johan Throne Holst (7 February 1868 – 13 February 1946), was a Norwegian industrialist and politician for the Liberal Left Party (''Frisinnede Venstre''). He was the founder of Marabou and CEO of Freia, now owned and operated by Mondelez Intern ...

, and thus cousin of

Henning Throne-Holst Henning Throne-Holst (25 July 1895 – 23 March 1980) was a Norwegian born, Swedish industrialist. Biography Throne-Holst was born at Strinda in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Johan Throne Holst (1868-1946) and Hanna Richter Je ...

and

Harald Throne-Holst Harald Throne-Holst (7 December 1905 – 8 December 1986) was a Norwegian industrial leader and a chemical engineer. He was managing director and later chairman of the Freia chocolate factory, and served as President of the Federation of No ...

. He married Sofie Steen in 1920.

Career

Holst graduated as physician in 1916, and as

dr.med. Doctor Medicinae, also spelled Doctor Medicinæ and abbreviated Dr. Med., is a higher doctoral degree (a research doctorate) in medicine awarded by universities in Denmark and formerly in Norway. It is officially translated as Doctor of Medical S ...

in 1924. From 1930 he was appointed professor of surgery at Rikshospitalet. He published works on treatment of the Basedow disease and gastrointestinal diseases, and on surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. He headed the Norwegian Army Medical Service from 1940, with the rank of colonel. During the German occupation of Norway, he was among the early resistance pioneers ( Milorg), and after he had to flee from the country, he was brought to London, where he served as head of the medical service of the exiled Norwegian military forces.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holst, Johan Martin 1892 births 1953 deaths Physicians from Oslo Norwegian surgeons Norwegian military doctors Norwegian resistance members Norwegian expatriates in the United Kingdom 20th-century Norwegian physicians Academic staff of the University of Oslo 20th-century surgeons Norwegian Army personnel of World War II