Olav Sandvik (2 November 1925 – 16 February 2010) was a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant. He was born in Fana as a son of Johannes Ø. Sandvik. He

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his secondary education in 1945 and graduated from the

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Norwegian School of Veterinary Science ( no, Norges veterinærhøgskole) or NVH was a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educated veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety ...

in 1953. From 1951 to 1952 he served in the Norwegian field hospital in the

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. He was a research fellow at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1953, and took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1963. He was an associate professor from 1958 and professor of

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and

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from 1963, and served as prorector from 1969 and rector from 1972. He left the School of Veterinary Science in 1975. He was then managing director of the National Veterinary Institute from 1975 to 1983. He served as a director in the Ministry of Agriculture from 1983 to 1990, and advisor there from 1990 to 1994. He chaired the Norwegian Society for Microbiology from 1966 to 1968, and the NLVF from 1970 to 1971 (having been a council member since 1964 and deputy chair from 1968 to 1969). For his service in Korea he was also decorated with the

United Nations Korea Medal The United Nations Service Medal for Korea (UNKM) is an international military decoration established by the United Nations on December 12, 1950 as the United Nations Service Medal. The decoration was the first international award ever created by t ...

and the

Korean War Service Medal The Korean War Service Medal (KWSM, ko, 6.25사변종군기장, ), also known as the Republic of Korea War Service Medal (ROKWSM), is a military award of South Korea which was first authorized in December 1950. History 6.25 Incident Participati ...

. He was a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

since 1973, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, and an honorary member of the Finnish Veterinary Association. He was decorated as a Knight of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

and the Order of the Falcon, and a Commander of the Order of the Polar Star. He lived in

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during his professional career, then in

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in his later life. He died in February 2010.

References

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