Jacob Ramm (18 November 1890 – 31 October 1982) was a Norwegian dentist 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 ...

to wholesaler Herman Ramson and Klara Schattenstein. He graduated as dentist in 1914, and practiced as dentist in Kristiania (later

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 ...

) as well as a period in

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. He was appointed secretary and eventually secretary general for the dentists' trade union, . He was an active bandy and football player, and served as president of both the

Norway's Bandy Association Norway's Bandy Association () is the governing body for the sports of bandy, floorball and field hockey in Norway. History Norwegian bandy was originally organised by the Football Association of Norway, but an independent federation for the 'wint ...

and the

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. He was decorated Knight, First Class 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 1951.

Selected works

*''Den norske tannlægeforening gjennom 75 år'' *'' Skandinavisk Tannlegeforening gjennom 100 år''

References

1890 births 1982 deaths Health professionals from Oslo Norwegian dentists Norwegian people of Jewish descent Norwegian sports executives and administrators 20th-century dentists Trade unionists from Oslo {{Norway-sport-bio-stub