Tov Omland

Background

Omland, Tov was born on May 15, 1923 in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway. Son of Hans Omland and Torbjorg Lid.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Oslo U., 1949; specialist medical microbiology, Oslo U., 1959.

Career

Medical officer, International Tuberculosis Campaign, Greece, 1950-1951; general practice medicine, Norway, 1951-1952; medical office, World Health Organization, Egypt and Turkey, 1952-1953; trainee internal medicine and surgery, Oslo City Hospital, 1954-1955; trainee, assistant professor, Oslo City Hospital, 1955-1963; director, State Microbiology Laboratory, Lillehammer, Norway, 1963-1968; director, Norwegian Defense Microbiology Laboratory, Oslo, 1968-1988; board directors, Ellen-Margrethe and Tov Omland's Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Ski, Norway, since 1973. Advisory on disarmament biological weapons Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway. Member various national and international expert panels.

Achievements

• Tov Omland has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, medical microbiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to 2nd Lieutenant Norwegian Military, 1944-1945, colonel Norwegian Medical Corps,1978. Member Norwegian Society Microbiology (president 1973-1975), Norwegian Society Pathology, Norwegian Society Infectious Diseases, Society General Microbiology (United Kingdom), American Society Microbiology, Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation (president regional division 1992-1994), Oslo Militaere Samfund.

Connections

Married Ellen-Margrethe Soderstrom, August 13, 1949 (deceased March 1981). Children: Anne Katerine, Hans Harald.

Father:

Hans Omland

Mother:

Torbjorg Lid

Spouse:

Ellen-Margrethe Soderstrom

child:

Hans Harald Omland

child:

Anne Katerine Omland