Mads Gram
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Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram (6 February 1875 – 1929) was a Norwegian physician.
He was born in Drammen
as the son of Jens Gram
. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram
, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram
, a nephew of Andrea Gram
and a first cousin of Harald Gram
. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen
.
In September 1907 he married Irma Ingertha Schram, a well-known art historian. She was the younger sister of his brother Johan's wife Elisabeth.
He finished his secondary education in 1892, and graduated with the cand.med.
degree in 1900. In 1902 and 1903 he studied bacteriology
at the University of Giessen
and the Pasteur Institute
. He worked in Kristiania
from 1903. From July 1915 he was a lecturer at the University of Kristiania
, and in December 1918 he was appointed as director of the Norwegian Directorate for Medicine
. He succeeded Michael Holmboe. He travelled extensively abroad during this period, cooperating with foreign and international bodies. In August 1927 he was hired as the city physician of Kristiania. He died in 1929.
He was born in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
as the son of Jens Gram
Jens Gram
-Personal life:He was born in Ask as a son of Johan Georg Boll Gram and Fredrikke Severine Mathea Stabell. He was a brother of Andrea Gram, grandson of Jens Jensen Gram and a first cousin of Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram. Through his sister Nicoline he was a brother-in-law of Eilif Peterssen.In...
. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram
Johan Fredrik Gram
-Personal life:He was born in Drammen as a son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Mads Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram, a nephew of Andrea Gram and a first cousin of Harald Gram. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen.In October...
, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram
Jens Jensen Gram
Jens Jensen Gram was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Copenhagen as the son of Jens Gram. He studied at the University of Copenhagen from 1798, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1804...
, a nephew of Andrea Gram
Andrea Gram
Grete Ingeborg Johanne Andrea Gram was a Norwegian painter.She was born in Ask in Norderhov as a daughter of Johan Georg Boll Gram . She was a sister of Jens Gram, granddaughter of Jens Jensen Gram, first cousin of Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram and aunt of Johan Fredrik Gram and Mads Gram...
and a first cousin of Harald Gram
Harald Gram
Harald Gram was a Norwegian jurist, politician and genealogist. He was secretary general for the Conservative Party of Norway for 22 years, deputy mayor of Aker, member of Parliament from 1928 to 1936, and stipendiary magistrate in Oslo from 1936 to 1957...
. His aunt Nicoline was married to Eilif Peterssen
Eilif Peterssen
Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was a Norwegian painter.-Background:Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He grew up in the neighborhood of Hegdehaugen in the district of Frogner.He attended the Johan Fredrik Eckersberg School of Painting in Oslo in 1869...
.
In September 1907 he married Irma Ingertha Schram, a well-known art historian. She was the younger sister of his brother Johan's wife Elisabeth.
He finished his secondary education in 1892, and graduated with the cand.med.
Cand.med.
Candidate of Medicine , Candidata Medicinae , abbreviated Cand. Med.) is an academic degree awarded in Denmark, Iceland and Norway following a six-year medical school education....
degree in 1900. In 1902 and 1903 he studied bacteriology
Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species...
at the University of Giessen
University of Giessen
The University of Giessen is officially called the Justus Liebig University Giessen after its most famous faculty member, Justus von Liebig, the founder of modern agricultural chemistry and inventor of artificial fertiliser.-History:The University of Gießen is among the oldest institutions of...
and the Pasteur Institute
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
. He worked in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
from 1903. From July 1915 he was a lecturer at the University of Kristiania
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, and in December 1918 he was appointed as director of the Norwegian Directorate for Medicine
Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision is a national government institution under the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services. The name was altered from Norwegian Board of Health on 1 January 2007....
. He succeeded Michael Holmboe. He travelled extensively abroad during this period, cooperating with foreign and international bodies. In August 1927 he was hired as the city physician of Kristiania. He died in 1929.