Majorstuen in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Nic Waal

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025

1. Nic Waal Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Her bodde 1905-12
Nic Waal
1905-1960
Psykiater og psykoanalytiker pionér innen psykisk helsevern for barn og unge
Grunnlegger og leder av Nic Waals Institutt
Etablerte Nic Waals diagnostiske metode
Motstandskvinne under krigen
Huset revet 1931

(Here from 1905 to 1912 lived Nic Waal (1905-1960), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, pioneer in mental health care for children and adolescents. Founder and Director of the Nic Waals Institute. Established the Nic Waals diagnostic method. Resistance woman during the war. House demolished 1931.)

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

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.

Location. 59° 55.497′ N, 10° 42.971′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Majorstuen. It is on Fearnleys gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fearnleys gate 8, Oslo 0353, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Christian Lous Lange (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Milorgs Sentralledelse / Milorg's Central Headquarters (about 180 meters away); Kjeglebanen / Bowling Alley (about 180 meters away); Nicolai Beer (about 180 meters away); Balkeby (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Henrik Sørensen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Oscar Mathisen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Oscar Torp (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Nic Waal (Wikipedia). Overview:

Nic Waal, born Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen in Kristiania, Norway (1 January 1905 – 28 May 1960) was a Norwegian psychiatrist, noted for her work among children and adolescents in Norway where she is known as "the mother of Norwegian pediatric and adolescent psychiatry." She was also active in the Norwegian resistance during World War II, and was named as one of the Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem.

(Submitted on June 23, 2025.)

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Nic Waal Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 23, 2025

2. Nic Waal Marker - wide view

Nic Waal portrait image. Click for full size.

courtesy Oslo Museum (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 3.0 license), circa 1935

3. Nic Waal portrait

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.