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Carl Viggo Lange

1904 – 1999

Norwegian medical doctor and politician

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About Carl Viggo Lange

Lived 1904 – 1999 (aged 95). Carl Viggo Lange was a Norwegian politician and physician.

Carl Viggo Manthey Lange (9 April 1904 – 31 May 1999) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938) and Bertha Manthey (1867–1947), and brother of August and Halvard Manthey Lange. He enrolled as a student in 1922, and graduated with the cand.med. degree in 1929. While studying, he was a member of Mot Dag, where he organized study circles for both members and non-members, and contributed to the periodical Populært Tidsskrift for Seksuell Oplysning. He was the chairman of the Norwegian Students' Society in 1933, and of the Student Society in Trondheim in 1939.

Lange was board chairman of the Norwegian People's Aid chapter in Trondheim from 1939 to 1946, board member of Trøndelag Teater from 1946 to 1949 and of the Norwegian Medical Association from 1948 to 1949. He died in May 1999.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Oslo
Positions held
Member of the Parliament of Norway, Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway
Also known as
Carl Viggo Manthey Lange

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Carl Viggo Lange?

Norwegian medical doctor and politician

When was Carl Viggo Lange born?

Carl Viggo Lange was born on 9 April 1904 in Christiania, Oslo Municipality.

When did Carl Viggo Lange die?

Carl Viggo Lange died on 31 May 1999 in Kristiansand Municipality.

What was Carl Viggo Lange's occupation?

Carl Viggo Lange was a politician and physician.

What nationality was Carl Viggo Lange?

Carl Viggo Lange was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carl Viggo Lange

· Wikidata: Q5040908

· DBpedia: Carl Viggo Lange

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