Thorstein Guthe

Thorstein Guthe (25 April 1912 – 24 June 1994) was a Norwegian physician and fencer.

Personal life and early career He was born in Kristiania as a son of tailor Hans O. Guthe (1869–1929) and Hilda Kathrine Helgesen (1876–1950). In 1939, he married Laura Friele Joys, a daughter of Einar Joys. In 1950 he married Karen Hedevig Schjødt, a daughter of Annæus Schjødt, granddaughter of Annæus J. Schjødt and sister of Annæus Schjødt, Jr.

He competed in the team foil and individual épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1963 he was acting director of infectious diseases in the World Health Organization. In 1971 he was hired in the private sector as corporate chief physician of Elkem.

He was decorated as a Knight of the Order of St. Olav. He died in June 1994 in Oslo.