Olav Sandvik
Olav Sandvik (2 November 1925 – 16 February 2010) was a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant.
He was born in Fana[1] as a son of Johannes Ø. Sandvik. He finished his secondary education in 1945 and graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1953. From 1951 to 1952 he served in the Norwegian field hospital in the Korean War. He was a research fellow at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1953, and took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1963.[2]
He was an associate professor from 1958 and professor of
He chaired the Norwegian Society for Microbiology from 1966 to 1968, and the NLVF from 1970 to 1971 (having been a council member since 1964 and deputy chair from 1968 to 1969).[2]
For his service in Korea he was also decorated with the
He lived in Bærum during his professional career,[2] then in Larvik in his later life. He died in February 2010.[3]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Sandvik, Olav". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 484. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Birkeland, Reidar; Fossum, Kåre; Næss, Bjørn; Skulberg, Anton (26 February 2010). "Olav Sandvik". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Ridder 1. klasse av St. Olavs orden" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 February 1996.