Einar Aaser (1886 – 28 August 1976) was a Norwegian physician and civil servant. He finished his secondary education in 1905, took his cand.med. degree in 1912 and the

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

degree in 1920. He worked as a private physician at Bekkelagshøgda from 1919 to 1928. In 1929 he became the first director of the

Norwegian Institute of Public Health The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) ( Norwegian: ''Folkehelseinstituttet''; FHI) is a Norwegian government agency and research institute, and is Norway's national public health institute. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Health ...

, serving the rest of his career until 1956. He also chaired the Norwegian Cancer Prevention Society from 1944 to 1945. He died in August 1976.Death announcement, ''Aftenposten'' 3 September 1976

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1886 births 1976 deaths Norwegian physicians Directors of government agencies of Norway {{Norway-med-bio-stub