Background
Lauridsen, Laurits was born on January 15, 1927 in Ølgod, Denmark. Son of Laurids Kristian and Camilla (Skov) Lauridsen.
Lauridsen, Laurits was born on January 15, 1927 in Ølgod, Denmark. Son of Laurids Kristian and Camilla (Skov) Lauridsen.
Medical Degree, University Copenhagen, 1953. Doctor of Medicine, University Copenhagen, 1968.
Senior registrar and lecturer, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, 1966-1967; senior registrar and lecturer, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, 1968; chief surgeon, Central Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark, 1969-1992; curator medical history, The Steno Museum, Århus, Denmark, since 1992. Member science board Bibliotek for Laeger, Copenhagen, 1995.
First lieutenant Danish Army, 1955-1956. Member Danish Society for History of Medicine (secretary 1967-1969, Lederle prize1970), Society for History of Medicine of Fyn/Odense (secretary 1971-1983, co-founder), Society for History of Medicine of Jutland, Danish Society for History of Pharmacy.
Married Anna Kristine Fejerskov, February 1, 1959. Children: Trine, Kamma, Ida Elisabeth, Eva.