Fredrik Mellbye (15 February 1917 – 4 January 1999) was a Norwegian physician.
He was the brother of judge
Jens Christian Mellbye
Jens Christian Mellbye (4 February 1914 – 31 March 1993) was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1992.
He was born in Oslo as a son of barrister Gunnar Lange Mellbye (1884–1958) and Aagot Maartmann-Moe (1888– ...
. He served as chief medical officer in
Tromsø
Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...
from 1946 to 1952, national chief physician for hygiene in the
Norwegian Directorate for Health from 1950 to 1972 and
chief medical officer () in
Oslo
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 ...
from 1972 to 1985.
He chaired the board of
NAVF The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities (Norges almenvitenskapelige forskningsråd, NAVF) was one of Norway's five research councils. It was established in 1949. NAVF was responsible for funding basic research in all discipline ...
from 1979 to 1982, as well as
Nasjonalforeningen for folkehelsen from 1985 to 1988 and ''Landsforeningen mot AIDS'' from 1986 to 1987.
[ He was awarded the St. Hallvard Medal in 1986.]
References
1917 births
1999 deaths
Norwegian public health doctors
Physicians from Oslo
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