Background
Smith-Petersen, Marius Nygaard was born on November 14, 1886 in Grimstad, Norway. Son of Morten and Kaia (Ursin) Smith-Petersen.
Smith-Petersen, Marius Nygaard was born on November 14, 1886 in Grimstad, Norway. Son of Morten and Kaia (Ursin) Smith-Petersen.
Came to the United States, 1903, naturalized citizen, 1924. Student Gymnasium, Norway, 1902-1903. West Side High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1904-1906.
University of Chicago, 1906-1907.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1910. Doctor of Medicine Harvard University Medical School, 1914.
After interneships engaged in practice of orthopedic surgery at Boston, Massachusetts, since 1916. Assistant instructor orthopedic surgery, Harvard University Medical School, 1920-1930, instructor, 1930-1935, clinical professor of orthopedic surgery, 1935-1946. Chief of orthopedic service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1929-1946.
Club: Harvard (Boston).
Married Hilda Dickinson, September 1, 1917. Children: Porter Cushing, Morten, Hilda Whitney.