Herman Wedel Major
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Herman Wedel Major was a Norwegian psychiatrist. He is regarded as the father of the first Norwegian psychiatric hospital, Gaustad Hospital
, and of the Act of 1848 regarding mental illness. He and his family died in the ship collision between the paddle steamer SS Arctic
and SS Vesta
on 26 September 1814.
Gaustad Hospital
Gaustad Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at Gaustad in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1855, it is part of Aker University Hospital. Since 1 January 2009, Aker University Hospital has been part of Oslo University Hospital, a subsidiary of the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority....
, and of the Act of 1848 regarding mental illness. He and his family died in the ship collision between the paddle steamer SS Arctic
SS Arctic
The SS Arctic was a 3,000-ton Paddle steamer in the Collins Line steamships. A sister-ship to the SS Pacific that went into service in 1852, the ship was at the time the largest and most splendid of the line and was in operation in the Liverpool packet...
and SS Vesta
SS Vesta
The SS Vesta was a French iron screw steamer known for colliding with the SS Arctic....
on 26 September 1814.