Ole Olsen Malm (14 March 1854 – 16 May 1917) was a Norwegian physician, veterinarian, civil servant and politician.

Personal life

Malm was born on 14 March 1854 in

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, to tailor Knud Olsen and Bertha Olene Qvie. He changed his name to Malm in 1880. In 1881 he married Thora Otilie Jevnager. He was a grandfather of

Ole Jacob Malm Ole Jacob Malm (21 December 1910 – 31 May 2005) was a Norwegian physician. He was born in Kristiania, and was a grandson of Ole Olsen Malm. He was professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and senior consultant at Ullevål Hospital in ...

Medical career

After passing examen artium in 1872, Malm graduated as

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in 1880, as veterinarian in 1889, and

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in 1894. He was assigned medical candidate at Rikshospitalet in 1881, and thereafter appointed as municipal physician, first in Øyer and later in Sør-Odal. From 1887 to 1889 he worked and studied in

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. After graduating as veterinarian in 1889, he worked in Paris for a while, at

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and at École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort. He was assigned manager of the from 1891, and director of the Veterinary Authority in 1894. He was the first in Scandinavia to produce tuberculin, for tuberculosis diagnostics of

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in 1891, and from 1892 also for humans.

Political career

Taking part in politics, Malm was elected member of the municipality council of

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from 1895 to 1910, and was also elected member of the

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, representing the Coalition Party. He was an active agitator against voting rights for women. In 1907, when the Storting voted in favour of

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in parliamentary elections, Malm took part in the debate holding a speech ironizing about such female initiatives. Malm was chairman of the board of , a State lottery, from its start in 1912 to his death. He was also a frequent contributor to the academic journal ''Tidsskrift for Den Norske Veterinærforening''.

Decorations

Malm was decorated Knight, First Class 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 ...

in 1897, and was a Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malm, Ole Olsen 1854 births 1917 deaths Politicians from Stavanger Norwegian veterinarians Norwegian civil servants Members of the Storting Coalition Party (Norway) politicians