Background
Praetorius, Finn was born on March 31, 1933 in Copenhagen. Son of Wilhelm Alfred and Ina Praetorius (Kromann) Clausen.
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Finn Praetorius, Danish oral pathology educator. Certified specialist in oral pathology National Board Health, Denmark. Council of Europe fellow, Paris, 1962, George C. Marshall Memorial fellow, Minneapolis, 1972, Lasby Foundation fellow University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974, Fulbright fellow, Minneapolis, 1974; Recipient Zendium Prize science award, Denmark, 2003.
Education
Candidatus odontologiae, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, 1957.
Career
Research associate and assistant professor School of Dentistry, University Copenhagen, 1961-1965, associate professor, 1965—2003. Retired, 2003
Chief Dental Clinic Naval Base Copenhagen, Royal Danish Navy, 1959-1991. Dental supervisor SIRIUS, Greenland, 1959-1993.
Deputy director dental services Danish Armed Forces Health Service, 1991-1993. External examiner oral pathology School Dentistry University Aarhus, Denmark, 1964-2003, University Nairobi, Kenya, 1986-1987. Member membership committee International Association for Dental Research, Chicago, 1976-1979.
Visiting professor School Dentistry, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974-1975. Secretary EUROMED Working Group Dental Services, 1990-1993. Danish delegate CINCHAN Dental Working Group (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 1992-1993.
Medical Research Council visiting scientist University Western Cape, South Africa, 1995. Sholem Kay Memorial lecturer South African Head and Neck Oncology Society, 1995. Pindborg Memorial lecturer University Umea, Sweden, 1988, Elsinor, Denmark, 1999, Singapore, 2002.
Achievements
Membership
Surgeon Commander Royal Danish Navy, 1957-1993. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Academy Pathology (officer Danish division 1995-2009), International Association for Oral Pathologists (charter, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1998, honorary life member 2004), Scandinavian Fellowship for Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine (honorary.
Life member, charter, president 1977-1979), Association of Danish Military Dentists (honorary member), I.A.R.C. (World Health Organization Working Group, 2003).
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Connections
Married Kirsten Elisabeth Koch, April 5, 1958. Children: Henrik, Niels, Christian.
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Nationality
Danish
Education
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1957
Career
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1961 - 1965
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2003
Awards
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Council of Europe fellow, Paris, 1962, George C. Marshall Memorial fellow, Minneapolis, 1972, Lasby Foundation fellow University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974, Fulbright fellow, Minneapolis, 1974. Recipient Zendium Prize science award, Denmark, 2003.Council of Europe fellow, Paris, 1962, George C. Marshall Memorial fellow, Minneapolis, 1972, Lasby Foundation fellow University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1974, Fulbright fellow, Minneapolis, 1974. Recipient Zendium Prize science award, Denmark, 2003.