Background
Refsum, Harald Engebret was born on November 26, 1924 in Oslo. Son of Thorleif and Sigrid Marie Refsum.
physician respiratory physiologist
Refsum, Harald Engebret was born on November 26, 1924 in Oslo. Son of Thorleif and Sigrid Marie Refsum.
Doctor of Medicine, University Oslo, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1965.
With department chemistry Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1945—1947. Resident county hospital, Molde, Norway, 1953-1954. With department clinical chemistry Oslo University Hospital, 1954-1955, fellow in clinical respiratory physiology, 1955-1964.
Postdoctoral fellow Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1964-1965. Research fellow Scripps Institute Oceanography, University California, San Diego, 1966. Consultant clinical respiratory physiology Oslo University Hospital, 1967-1980.
Professor medicine Oslo University, 1971—1994. Head department clinical physiology Oslo University Hospital, 1980—1994, retired, 1994. Head advisory committee clinical physiology, Public Health Department Government Norway, 1980-1994.
Lieutenant Norwegian Anti-Aircraft Defense, 1952-1953. Member Norwegian Society Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology (head 1972-1974).
Married Anne Marie Helland-Hansen, September 14, 1956. Children: Sigrid Marie, Anne Birgitta, Hanna Elisabeth, Thorbjorn Harald.