Anton Jervell (14 June 1901 – 29 December 1987) was a Norwegian physician, politician and organizational leader. He was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, an ...

, a son of tax man Jakob Anton Jervell and Marie Andrea Simers. He graduated as cand.med. in 1925, and as

dr. med. Doctor Medicinae, also spelled Doctor Medicinæ and abbreviated Dr. Med., is a higher doctoral degree (a research doctorate) in medicine awarded by universities in Denmark and formerly in Norway. It is officially translated as Doctor of Medical ...

in 1936. He served as manager of the Vestfold Hospital from 1947. He was appointed professor at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, serving from 1957 to 1971. His research was primarily on heart diseases. He was decorated Knight of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; 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, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

in 1967.

References

1901 births 1987 deaths Physicians from Oslo Norwegian cardiologists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo Directors of hospitals of Norway 20th-century Norwegian physicians 20th-century Norwegian educators {{norway-academic-bio-stub