Background
Enquist, Irving Fridtjof was born on June 25, 1920 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Fridtjof Gunnar and Anna Margaret (Peterson) Enquist.
Enquist, Irving Fridtjof was born on June 25, 1920 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Fridtjof Gunnar and Anna Margaret (Peterson) Enquist.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1944. Master of Science in Surgery, 1952.
Intern, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, 1944; resident in surgery, University Hospital, Minneapolis, 1947-1952; assistant professor surgery, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1952-1955; associate professor, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1955-1960; professor, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1960-1994; director surgery, Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, 1965-1989; consultant, Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1954-1994; retired, Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1994; visiting surgeon, Kings Hospital, Brooklyn, 1956-1989.
Served to captain, Medical Corps United States Army, 1944-1946. American College of Surgeons fellow, American Surgical Association. Member International Surgical Society, Society Surgical Alimentary Tract, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Bertha Mildred Miller, June 2, 1944. Children– Kristine Enquist Fach, Erik, Rolf.