Vilhelm Magnus
Vilhelm Magnus (1871–1929) was a Norwegian-American neurosurgeon.
Biography
[edit]Magnus born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States a Norwegian family.[1] He received his early education in Bergen.[2] Later, he attended a university in Oslo.[2] After graduating in Oslo, he began clinical training in neurology and was among a group of neurologists dissatisfied with the prevailing therapeutic nihilism toward nervous system diseases.[1] Influenced by Victor Horsley, Magnus focused on surgically treatable neurological conditions and worked to establish the field of neurological surgery in Norway.[1]
Magnus published his first scientific paper in 1899.[1] In 1901, he demonstrated the importance of the corpus luteum in the first three weeks of pregnancy.[1] By 1903, he showed interest in the surgical treatment of brain tumors.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f H, Fodstad; B, Ljunggren; K, Kristiansen (September 4, 1990). "Vilhelm Magnus--pioneer neurosurgeon". Journal of neurosurgery. 73 (3). doi:10.3171/jns.1990.73.3.0317. PMID 2200854 – via pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
- ^ a b "The birth of neurosurgery as a speciality in Norway".