Per Brandtzæg (9 June 1936 – 11 September 2016) was a Norwegian dentist. He was a professor of medicine at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. In November 2006 he was proclaimed Commander of the Order of St. Olav in recognition of his work. 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 Unive ...

. He was also known to the general public as a proponent to retry the case of Fredrik Fasting Torgersen.

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1936 births 2016 deaths Norwegian dentists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Norway-academic-bio-stub