Ole Bang (27 July 1788 – 12 October 1877) was a

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medical doctor and professor at the

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. He was a co-founder of

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. He was the paternal grandfather of author

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Early life and education

Bang was born in Copenhagen. He was the son of professor Frederik Ludvig Bang and Lovise Hansen. He attended the Schouboeske Institute and earned his

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degree from the

in 1808.

Career

Bang served as district physician in Copenhagen from 1809 to 1818. In 1819, he became a member of Sundhedskollegiet (the

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) and an extraordinary professor at the university. In 1820, he became an ordinary professor. He served as rector of the university twice, first in 1824–1825 and again in 1839–1840. On 1 September 1925, he succeeded Johan Daniel Herholdt as chief physician at

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. He was involved in the establishment of

in 1834 as well as in Klampenborg Kurbade-Anstalt.

Personal life

On 4 December 1813 in Copenhagen, Bang married Henriette Louise Aamodt (1789–1818), daughter of hairdresser Ole Aamodt and Christine Lund. On 19 June 1826 in Frederikborg Palace Chapel, he later married Sophie Marie Dahlerup (14 April 1801 – 1878), daughter of later road manager (), hospital administrator and postmaster in

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. The grandsonwhose parents died in 1871 and 1875lived with him for a few years as a young student. Herman Bang's first publication was a collection of his grandfather's poems and he later also described his uncle in the navel øøDet grå hus''. Bang died on 12 October 1877. He is buried at

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Awards

Bang was appointed as ''

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in 1836, ' in 1848 and '' Gehejmekonferensråd in 1874. He was created a Knight in the Order of the Dannebrog in 1829 and promoted to Knight Commander in 1842. He was awarded the Cross of Honour in 1749 and received the Grand Cross in 1864.

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{{Authority control 19th-century Danish physicians University of Copenhagen alumni Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen Burials at Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen) Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog 1788 births 1877 deaths