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Dr. Haakon Sæthre: a Norwegian neuroscientist and his resistance against Nazi Germany.
J Hist Neurosci. 2013; 22(2):160-73.JH

Abstract

Dr. Haakon Sæthre was a leader of Norwegian neurology and psychiatry. He was resourceful, compassionate and had immense pride in his independent homeland. He described Sæthre-Chotzen syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly type III). When Nazi Germany occupied Norway during World War II, Sæthre fearlessly and actively resisted, from revoking his medical association membership, to hiding persecuted Jews as patients in his psychiatric ward and aiding in their escape to Sweden, to managing the largest "illegal" food warehouse in Oslo with Danish humanitarian aid. As a prominent and noticeable citizen, he was arrested and executed by the Nazis in reprisal for the resistance's assassination of a hated Norwegian Nazi. His legacy lives on in Norway, where he was honored by a scholarship fund, a portrait and multiple plaques at Ullevål Hospital, and a street and memorial statue in his hometown. He was a hero and should be remembered by all who practice neurology.

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Zeidman LA
Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. lzeidm1@uic.edu

MeSH

AcrocephalosyndactyliaGermanyHistory, 20th CenturyJudaismNational SocialismNeurologyNeurosciencesNorwaySocial JusticeWorld War II

Pub Type(s)

Biography
Historical Article
Journal Article
Portrait

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23586544

Citation

Zeidman, Lawrence A.. "Dr. Haakon Sæthre: a Norwegian Neuroscientist and His Resistance Against Nazi Germany." Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, vol. 22, no. 2, 2013, pp. 160-73.
Zeidman LA. Dr. Haakon Sæthre: a Norwegian neuroscientist and his resistance against Nazi Germany. J Hist Neurosci. 2013;22(2):160-73.
Zeidman, L. A. (2013). Dr. Haakon Sæthre: a Norwegian neuroscientist and his resistance against Nazi Germany. Journal of the History of the Neurosciences, 22(2), 160-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/0964704X.2012.703905
Zeidman LA. Dr. Haakon Sæthre: a Norwegian Neuroscientist and His Resistance Against Nazi Germany. J Hist Neurosci. 2013;22(2):160-73. PubMed PMID: 23586544.
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