Weiert Martin Velle (18 May 1925 – 29 April 2007) was a Norwegian veterinarian.
He was born in
Lista
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. He took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1959, and also the dr.philos. in 1999. He was a professor of
physiology
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at 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 ...
from 1965 to 1993, and served as
rector
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there from 1975 to 1982. He co-edited the journal ''Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica'' from 1973 to 1987. He resided at