Ossian Schauman

Ossian Schauman
Ossian Schauman
Born 30 March 1862(1862-03-30)
Jakobstad, Finland
Died 6 February 1922(1922-02-06) (aged 59)
Helsingfors, Finland
Occupation scientist
Spouse Betsy Lerche (24 March 1869 - 2 November 1941)

Ossian Schauman was the founder of the Swedish-speaking non-governmental organization Folkhälsan, which provides social welfare and health care services in Finland. He was also the younger brother of Wilhelm Schauman.

Life

Ossian Schauman was born on 30 March 1862 in Jakobstad to the pharmacist and businessman Victor Schauman and his wife Elise Wilhelmina Schauman (née Ekelund), who had 13 children in total. The father died of heart failure before the age of 50, when Ossian Schaumen was only 10 years old. There seems to have been a genetic heart defect running in the family, since both Ossian Schauman and several of his brothers also died before they had turned 60 years old.

He displayed an interest in botany already at an early age, and could often be found tending to plants in the garden. In 1872 Ossian Schauman was admitted to the Wasa Lyceum (high school) at the age of 10. This was also the year in which his father died, which devastated Ossian and the rest of the family. When Schauman graduates from the high school in 1879 at the age of 17, he moves to Helsinki to continue his studies at the university. In 1888 he graduates with a first medical degree, and in 1894 he becomes an M.D. in internal medicin. In 1897 he becomes assistant professor in medicin and then finally in 1908 professor in internal medicin at the University of Helsinki.

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Schauman — is a Finnish noble family. Members of the family * August Schauman (1826 1876), publicist * Eugen Schauman (1875 1904), activist * Frans Ludvig Schauman, professor, bishop * Georg Schauman (1870 1930), politician, member of parliament * Göran… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilhelm Schauman — Infobox Person name = (Berndt) Wilhelm Schauman imagesize = caption = birth date = birth date|1857|11|8|mf=y birth place = Jakobstad, Finland death date = death date and age|1911|11|14|1857|11|8|mf=y death place = Berlin, Germany occupation =… …   Wikipedia

  • Jakobstad — Infobox City official name = City of Jakobstad native name = Jakobstads stad Pietarsaaren kaupunki slang names = motto = imagesize = image caption = image shield = Jakobstad coat of arms.png mapsize = 100px map caption = Location of Jakobstad in… …   Wikipedia

  • 1877 — This article is about the year 1877. Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 18th century – 19th century – 20th century Decades: 1840s  1850s  1860s  – 1870s –  1880s  189 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”