Johannes Heimbeck

Johannes Heimbeck (30 May 1892 – 24 September 1976) was a Norwegian physician and hospital director.[1]

Johannes Heimbeck
Johannes Heimbeck ca. 1930
Born	(1892-05-30)30 May 1892 Kristiania, Norway
Died	24 September 1976(1976-09-24) (aged 84)
Nationality	Norwegian
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Occupation	physician

Biography

He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Louise Christopha Blom (1851–1938) and Johannes Marius Heimbeck (1848–1910). He graduated artium from Aars og Voss skole in 1910. He became a cand.med. at the University of Oslo in 1917.[2]

He received further education at Rikshospitalet and Ullevål Hospital. He continued as assistant physician at the Oslo Health Council's Tuberculosis Department from 1931 to 1936. He chaired the Norwegian Red Cross Hospital in Oslo from 1936 to 1967. He is particularly known for introducing the BCG vaccination program against tuberculosis from 1926. [3] [4] [5]

Heimbeck was a resistance pioneer, active during the first years of the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[6]

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Johannes Heimbeck". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
2. "Aars og Voss skole". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
3. Larsen, Øivind. "Johannes Heimbeck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
4. "Olaf Scheel og Johannes Heimbeck og deres arbeid med BCG-vaksinen". Tidsskr Nor Legeforen. 30 March 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
5. Luca S, Mihaescu T. (2013). "History of BCG Vaccine". Maedica (Buchar). 8: 53–8. PMC 3749764. PMID 24023600.
6. Nøkleby, Berit (1995). "Heimbeck, Johannes". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 8 April 2013.