Olav Sandvik was a Norwegian veterinarian.

He was born in Fana

Fana

Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...

, and took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1963. He was a professor of microbiology

Microbiology

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...

 and immunology

Immunology

Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...

 at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science or NVH is a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educates veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mammalian diseases, health and welfare. The institution has about...

 from 1963 to 1975, and served as rector

Rector

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 there from 1972 to 1975. He was then managing director of the National Veterinary Institute from 1975 to 1983. He served as a director in the Ministry of Agriculture

Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Foods is a Norwegian ministry established on February 17, 1900, and is responsible for agriculture, forestry and food in Norway. It is led by Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk...

 from 1983 to 1990, and advisor there from 1990 to 1994.

He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...

 since 1973, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry

Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry

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. He was decorated as a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Order of the Falcon

Order of the Falcon

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, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star

Order of the Polar Star

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. He was an honorary member of the Finnish Veterinary Association. He was also decorated with the United Nations Korea Medal and the Korean War Service Medal

Korean War Service Medal

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He lived in Larvik

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

in his later life. He died in February 2010.