Arvid Vatle

Arvid Vatle (born 23 November 1938) is a Norwegian medical doctor and winner of the 1999 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine. He won the prize for his research in the containers used by his patients to deliver urine samples.[1][2]

He was born in Voss, and took his medical education in West Berlin in 1963. In 1981 he took the doctorate in the history of medicine, again in West Germany. He settled in Sagvåg, working as a physician.[3]

References

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1999-10-09). "Quirks & Quarks for Oct 9, 1999". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
British Broadcasting Corporation (1999-10-04). "Brits take the biscuit". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
Norwegian News Agency (30 October 1998). "Arvid Vatle 60 år 23. november".

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[1] Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1999-10-09). "Quirks & Quarks for Oct 9, 1999". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[2] British Broadcasting Corporation (1999-10-04). "Brits take the biscuit". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[3] Norwegian News Agency (30 October 1998). "Arvid Vatle 60 år 23. november".