Kåre Fossum (born 19 September 1936) is a Norwegian veterinarian. He was hired at the

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Norwegian School of Veterinary Science () or NVH was a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educated veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mam ...

in 1961. He started as a

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, then became

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, then professor of

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and

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from 1975. He served as the rector of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1989 to 1992, with assistance from prorector Knut Rønningen. From 1973 to 1975, he was a guest professor at the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology at the

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, and he has also been director of the in

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. In 1995, he was hired at the National Veterinary Institute. He is a member of the

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. In 2005, he was decorated with the

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. He resides in Nordstrand, Oslo.

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1936 births Living people Norwegian veterinarians Academic staff of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Rectors of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-academic-bio-stub