Bergljot Larsson

Bergljot Larsson (9 July 1883 – 29 December 1968) was a Norwegian nurse, educator, editor and organizational leader. She was a founding member of the Norwegian Nurses Organization (Norsk Sykepleierforbund) which she chaired from 1912 until 1935.[1]

Bergljot Larsson
Bergljot Larsson ca. 1930
Born(1883-07-09)9 July 1883
Kristiania, Norway
Died29 December 1968(1968-12-29) (aged 85)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)nurse, educator, editor and organizational leader
Emblem of Norsk Sykepleierforbund

Biography

She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of drawing teacher Ludvig Gustav Larsson (1857–1911) and Hilma Kristiane Hansen (1860–1937) She was a sister of artist Brynjulf Larsson (1881–1920). She grew up at Rodeløkka in Kristiania. In 1905, Larsson took a one-year education for nurses at Kristiania Municipal Nursing School (later Ullevål College of Nursing). From 1908 to 1911, she worked at hospitals in Edinburgh. She later completed several short-term study stays in Europe and North America. .[2][3]

In 1912, Larsson participated in the International Council of Nurses World Conference in Cologne, Germany. She subsequently founded the Norwegian Nurses Organization (Norsk Sykepleierforbund) in 1912. She chaired the association from 1912 to 1935. From its foundation, the Norwegian Nursing Association was an organization for educated nurses and advocated for three-year basic education for all nurses. After she resigned as chairman, she continued as secretary general and head of Nursing School operated by Norsk Sykepleierforbund. Larsson also edited the Nursing Journal (Sykepleien) from 1912 until her retirement in 1947. [4][5] [6]

In 1919, she received the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold, and in 1949 she was appointed as a Knight 1st Class in the Order of St. Olav. She died in Oslo and was buried in Vestre Gravlund.[7] [8]

References
  1. "Bergljot Larsson". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "Brynjulf Larsson, maler, tegner og grafiker". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. Mathisen, Jorunn (2014-09-28). "Bergljot Larsson". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. "Norsk Sykepleierforbund". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. "NSFs historie". Norsk Sykepleierskeforbund. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bergljot Larsson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Larsson, Bergljot". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  8. "Kongens fortjenstmedalje". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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