Background
He was born in Kristiania, and was a grandson of Ole Olsen Malm.
He was born in Kristiania, and was a grandson of Ole Olsen Malm.
He was appointed professor of medicine at the Ullevål Hospital in Oslo from 1964 to 1980.During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he assumed central positions in the resistance movement, including a period as Secretary General of the Coorination Committee.