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Arne Høygaard

1906 – 1981

Norwegian physician

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Lived 1906 – 1981 (aged 75). Arne Høygaard was a Norwegian physician and ethnographer.

Arne Høygaard (15 January 1906 – 16 December 1981) was a Norwegian physician and Arctic explorer.

Biography Høygaard was born in Lillesand. After completing school in 1924, he went to sea for one year. In 1925, he commenced his medical studies at Oslo University. He worked at Ullevål Hospital in Oslo, at Haukeland Hospital in Bergen, and at the physiological institute of Oslo University before gaining his doctorate in 1941.

Høygaard participated in several Arctic expeditions. In 1928, he want to Spitsbergen together with O.J. Broch and Eyvind Fjeld to study the island's geography. He returned the following year with Martin Mehren and Olav Staxrud. Together with his wife, Unni Munthe Wulfsberg, as well as Harald Waage Rasmussen and Edward Falsen-Krohn, he spent the winter of 1936–1937 studying the Inuit residents at Angmagssalik (now Tasiilaq).

During the German occupation of Norway, Høygaard joined the far-right Nasjonal Samling. He was charged with treason in 1948, after which he fled the country to Argentina, where he continued to work as a physician in the town of Cachi. In 1950, Høygaard took part in the first ascent of Nevado de Cachi, the second highest peak of which is now named after him. He died in 1981.

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University of Oslo

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Who was Arne Høygaard?

Norwegian physician

When was Arne Høygaard born?

Arne Høygaard was born on 15 January 1906 in Lillesand.

When did Arne Høygaard die?

Arne Høygaard died on 16 December 1981 in Salta.

What was Arne Høygaard's occupation?

Arne Høygaard was a physician and ethnographer.

What nationality was Arne Høygaard?

Arne Høygaard was Norwegian.

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· Wikipedia: Arne Høygaard

· Wikidata: Q11959042

· DBpedia: Arne Høygaard

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