Professor emeritus Kaare R Norum tilldelas Nordiska Folkhalsopriset 2010

Kaare Reidar Norum (24 December 1932 – 22 November 2019) was a Norwegian physician and professor of nutrition. He served as rector of the

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from 1999 to 2001. He was born in

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. He was hired as a

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at the

in 1969 and advanced to professor in 1972. He served as vice dean of the

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from 1983 to 1985, dean from 1986 to 1988 and rector from 1999 to 2001. He was a fellow of the

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since 1986; Commander of the

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in 1999 (Knight since 1992) and Commander of the

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. Norum became a member of in 1971 and chaired the council several times. He appeared numerous times in the

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, speaking on topics within nutrition, notably together with

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1932 births 2019 deaths Physicians from Oslo Nutritionists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Rectors of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Norway-academic-bio-stub