Berthold Grünfeld

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Berthold Grünfeld
Berthold Grünfeld in 1973
Born(1932-01-22)22 January 1932
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Died20 August 2007(2007-08-20) (aged 75)
Oslo, Norway
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatry and Sexology

Berthold Grünfeld (22 January 1932 – 20 August 2007) was a

sexologist, and professor of social medicine at the University of Oslo. He was also a recognized expert in forensic psychiatry, often employed by Norwegian courts to examine insanity defense
pleas.

Biography

Grünfeld was born in

Jewish children were separated from their families in an attempt by Nansenhjelpen to rescue them from the early manifestations of the Holocaust. The group of children was sent by train to Norway via Berlin
, after having been told they would never again see their parents.

Once in Norway, Grünfeld was first placed at the

Norwegian Resistance in 1942 to neutral Sweden
, where he stayed until the war ended. He returned to the children's home in 1946. The Jewish community funded his education.

Berthold Grünfeld earned his medical degree in 1960, when he also met his future wife Gunhild. He was awarded his doctorate in medicine in 1973 based on a dissertation on abortion. In 1993, he was made professor of social medicine at the University of Oslo.

Grünfeld was noted for his academic contributions within sexology, on the issues of abortion and euthanasia, and within forensic psychology. In addition to his advocacy and teaching, he acted as an expert witness in criminal cases, and as a consultant on human relations and sexology for Oslo Helseråd. His dissertation influenced the reform of abortion laws in Norway.

Grünfeld and his wife had three children and six grandchildren. In 2005, his daughter

Sobibor
.

Awards and decorations

  • Commander of
    The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav

External links

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