About Torbjørn Gaarder
Lived 1885 – 1970 (aged 84–85). Torbjørn Gaarder was a Norwegian biochemist and university teacher.
Torbjørn Gaarder (1885–1970) was a Norwegian chemist. He has been called "a pioneer of biochemistry in Norway".
He was born in Kristiania, took the dr.philos. degree and studied biochemistry and physiology in Copenhagen and the United States. He was appointed professor at Bergen Museum in 1931, and served at the University of Bergen from 1948 to 1955. He was also editor-in-chief of the periodical Naturen between 1925 and 1946, succeeding Jens Holmboe.
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Who was Torbjørn Gaarder?
Norwegian writer (1885–1970)
When was Torbjørn Gaarder born?
Torbjørn Gaarder was born in 1885 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
When did Torbjørn Gaarder die?
Torbjørn Gaarder died in 1970.
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Torbjørn Gaarder was a biochemist and university teacher.
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Torbjørn Gaarder was Norwegian.
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