Theodor Frølich
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Theodor Frølich | |
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Legion of Honor, Order of St. Olav | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics |
| Institutions | University of Oslo |
Theodor Christian Brun Frølich (29 September 1870 – 14 August 1947) was a Norwegian physician and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Oslo. In 1938 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering contributions to the study of the treatment of Scurvy and to the development of Vitamin C.[1][2]
Biography
Theodor Frølich was born in
jazz musicians Theodor Christian Frølich «Totti» Bergh
(1935–2012) and his brother Johs. Bergh (1932–2001).
Early career
After
Rikshospitalet, the departement of pediatrics. He did research on diabetes
in children, resulting in his doctorate (dr.med) in 1903.
Frølich then joined professor
antiscorbutics like fresh cabbage or lemon juice. Frølich published his results in 1910 and 1912 and identified vitamin C before the essential idea of vitamins had been introduced, maybe the single most important piece of vitamin C research.[3]
In 1920 Frølich was appointed Professor of pediatrics at the Oslo University. He engaged in research on
Tuberculin skin test for school children. In Norway Frølich was also renowned for Dr. Frølichs Cough Syrup, a sweetened extract of Carapichea ipecacuanha
.
Honors
- 1918–1920 Det norske medicinske Selskab, president
- 1923–1924 Den norske legeforening, president
- 1924 Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, member
- 1935 Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, member
- 1928–1937 Nationalforeningen mot tuberkulosen, president
- 1931–1937 Oslo helseråd (Municipal Health Council of Oslo), member
- 1931 Legion of Honour, France, officer
- 1934 Order of St. Olav, Norway, knight
- 1935 Gunnerus Medal, of Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab.
- Honorary member of Norsk pediatrisk selskap (The Norwegian Pediatric Society)
- 1933 Doctor honoris causa from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Books
- T. Frølich: Studier over Diabetes mellitus i barnealderen af Theodor Frølich. 1903
- T. Frølich: Experimentelle Untersuchungen über den infantilen Skorbut. In: Z. Hyg. Infektionskrankh. Band 72, 1912, S. 155–182.
- T. Frølich: Pædiatri: en veiledning under studiet av den første barnealders sygdommer. 1924
- T. Frølich: Nordisk Lærebog i Pædiatri Munksgaard, 1945, 892 S.
- T. Frølich: Pædiatri. Steen, 1924
References
- ^ Per Holck. "Theodor Frølich". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ The Nobel Prize Nomination Archive: Theodor Frölich Nominee in Physiology or Medicine 1938 by Johan Holst. https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=3262
- PMID 12555613.
