Background
Velle, Weiert Martin was born on May 18, 1925 in Lista, Norway. Son of Olav and Severine (Velle) Reinertsen.
Velle, Weiert Martin was born on May 18, 1925 in Lista, Norway. Son of Olav and Severine (Velle) Reinertsen.
CVM, Veterinary College Norway, Oslo, 1953. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary College Norway, Oslo, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oslo, 1999.
He took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1959, and also the dr.philos. in 1999. He was a professor of physiology at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1965 to 1993, and served as rector there from 1975 to 1982. He co-edited the journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica from 1973 to 1987.
He resided at Blommenholm and died in April 2007 in Bærum.
President National Association Government Officials, 1971-1975. Chairman Norwegian Endocrine Society, Oslo, 1969-1971, Norwegian Bio-chemical Society, Oslo, 1968-1969, Norwegian Physiological Society, Oslo, 1968-1969. Member Norwegian Veterinary Association (board directors 1965-1969, vice president 1967-1969), European Sociobiol.
Society (board directors since 1982), Society for Study of Fertility, American Society Animal Science, Endocrine Society, Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Married Kristin Lunaas, November 17, 1956. Children: Ole Jacob, Tone, Stine.