Nils Yngvar Ustvedt (29 April 1868 – 16 October 1938) was a Norwegian medical doctor and politician for the

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. He worked as chief physician at

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from 1916 to 1935, and before this he served one term in the

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Personal life

Ustvedt was born at

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in the parish of

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. In September 1902 in

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he married Hanna Mohn (1879–1928), a daughter of

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. He was the father of

Hans Jacob Ustvedt Hans Jacob Neumann Ustvedt (4 July 1903 – 26 January 1982) was a Norwegian medical doctor and broadcasting administrator. He was a driving force of the doctors' resistance during World War II, had to flee to Sweden in 1942, and was leading ...

and grandfather of

Yngvar Ustvedt Yngvar Ustvedt (8 April 1928 – 29 January 2007) was a Norwegian writer, biographer, literary researcher, literary critic, theatre critic and radio personality. Personal life Ustvedt was born in Tromsø, as the son of medical doctor and broa ...

Career

He took the examen artium in 1886, the

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degree in 1892 and the

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degree in 1900. As an academic writer he concentrated on

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and

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. After various jobs in the medical care of Kristiania, he was hired as a chief physician of epidemiology at

in 1916. In this position he also functioned as a lecturer at the

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. He stayed in this position until his retirement in 1935. Ustvedt was a member of the

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from 1898 to 1902 and 1912 to 1916, and chair from 1926 to 1928. In the

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he was a member of the board from 1921 to 1924. He was the editor of the ''

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'' from 1921 to 1929. He was also a critic of medicinal literature in the newspaper ''

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'', and held a number of cultural posts, being a member of the board of the National Theatre from 1926 to 1934. Ustvedt was also involved in politics. He was a member of Kristiania city council for two terms, from 1898 to 1904, and a member of the

from 1913 to 1915, representing the

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Uranienborg. He chaired the local party chapter in Kristiania from 1908 to 1910 and 1918 to 1919, and was a member of the central committee of the Conservative Party board from 1908 to 1911. Although he successfully defended the interests of the university, he ultimately grew discontent with the fruits of his political career. Ustvedt reportedly advised his son not to become engaged in politics, advice he followed. His son instead followed the medical path, and began working at Ullevål in 1934. Nils Yngvar Ustvedt died in October 1938 in Oslo.

References

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