Johannes Heimbeck
| Johannes Heimbeck | |
|---|---|
 Johannes Heimbeck ca. 1930 | |
| Born |
30 May 1892 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 24 September 1976 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation | physician |
Johannes Heimbeck (30 May 1892 – 24 September 1976) was a Norwegian physician and hospital director.[1]
Biography
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Louise Christopha Blom (1851-1938) and Johannes Marius Heimbeck (1848-1910). He graduated artium from Aars og Voss skole in 1910. He became a cand.med. at the University of Oslo in 1917.[2]
He received further education at Rikshospitalet and Ullevål Hospital. He continued as assistant physician at the Oslo Health Council's Tuberculosis Department in the years 1931-36. He chaired the Norwegian Red Cross Hospital in Oslo from 1936 to 1967. He is particularly known for introducing the BCG vaccination program against tuberculosis from 1926. [3] [4] [5]
Heimbeck was a resistance pioneer, active during the first years of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[6]
References
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Johannes Heimbeck". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Aars og Voss skole". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Larsen, Øivind. "Johannes Heimbeck". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Olaf Scheel og Johannes Heimbeck og deres arbeid med BCG-vaksinen". Tidsskr Nor Legeforen. 30 March 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ↑ Luca S, Mihaescu T. (2013). "History of BCG Vaccine". Maedica (Buchar). 8: 53–8. PMC 3749764. PMID 24023600.
- ↑ Nøkleby, Berit (1995). "Heimbeck, Johannes". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 8 April 2013.