Frogner in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)
Marie Spångberg Holth
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 2024
1. Marie Spångberg Holth Marker
Marie
Spångberg Holth
1865-1942
Første kvinne som avla medisinsk
embetseksamen i Norge 1893
Spesialisering i Tyskland
Assistent ved Professor Hagbarth
Strøms privatklinikk 1895-97
lege ved Kristiania
sundhedskommission
1896-1920
Here from 1912-35 lived Marie Spangberg Holth (1865-1942). First woman to take the civil service examination for medicine in Norway, 1893. Specialization in Germany. Assistant to Professor Hagbarth Strøm's private clinic, 1895-97. Doctor at the Kristiania (Oslo) Health Commission, 1896-1920.
Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 25, 1865.
Location. 59° 54.896′ N, 10° 43.065′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Frogner. It is on Sommerrogata. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sommerrogata 17, Oslo 0257, Norway. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hjalmar Johansen (within shouting distance of this marker); Det Engelske Kvarter / The English Quarter (within shouting distance of this marker); Oslo Lysverker / Oslo Lightworks (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Oslo Handelsgymnasium / Oslo Secondary School for Business (about 180 meters away); Wehrmachts Bunker (about 210 meters away); Norske Liv / “Norwegian Life” (about 210 meters away); Mosse Jørgenson (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Harriet Backer (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.
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1. Marie Spångberg Holth (Wikipedia).
Overview: Marie Spångberg (23 November 1865 – 23 November 1942) was the first female physician in Norway, after she graduated from the Royal Frederiks University of Christiania in 1893. She studied obstetrics and gynecology in Germany before returning to Oslo and opening(Submitted on July 23, 2024.)a practice. She was appointed by the government to work in the Department of Venereal Diseases.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 11, 20242. Marie Spångberg Holth Marker - wide view
2. Marie Spångberg Holth (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel).
Excerpt: In the 1870s debate about women's access to higher education, the Faculty of Medicine had a clear position: "For women to become doctors not only went against women's nature, but also threatened their health. The female medical students you knew from abroad had, in short, put their entire femininity on the line." At a time when mostly only the sons of civil servants sought academic education, the daughter of a craftsman, Marie Spångberg Holth, applied for admission to medical studies at the University of Kristiania just three years after the Storting had passed the law on women's admission to all university examinations. She became the country's third woman with a civil service exam, and the first in medicine.(Submitted on July 23, 2024.)
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Photographed by Asta Nørregaard (via Wikimedia Commons), 1913
3. Portrait of Marie Spångberg Holth
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
