Ole Didrik Lærum
Ole Didrik Lærum (23 April 1940 – 24 January 2023) was a Norwegian professor of medicine.
Life and career
Lærum was born in Bærum on 23 April 1940, as a son of physician Birger Lærum, Jr. (1906–1991) and weaver Goro Lynne (1909–2003). He grew up in Vossevangen, and finished his secondary education there in 1959. He has been married twice.[1]
Lærum graduated from the
Lærum also chaired the Research Council of Norway from 1992 to 1994. He was a member of Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters since 1981, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters since 1991 and Academia Europaea since 2001. He has been given honorary degrees at the University of Copenhagen and the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. He was decorated as a Grand Knight of the Order of the Falcon in 1994 and Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1996.[1]
Lærum died on 24 January 2023, at the age of 82.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Molven, Anders. "Ole Didrik Lærum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Kreftforskaren Ole Didrik Lærum er død". BT.no. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.