Vilhelm Magnus

Vilhelm Magnus (1871–1929) was a Norwegian-American neurosurgeon.

Biography

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f H, Fodstad; B, Ljunggren; K, Kristiansen (September 4, 1990). "Vilhelm Magnus--pioneer neurosurgeon". Journal of Neurosurgery. 73 (3): 317–330. doi:10.3171/jns.1990.73.3.0317. PMID 2200854.
  2. ^ a b "The birth of neurosurgery as a speciality in Norway".
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