Ørnulv Ødegård

Norwegian psychiatrist

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Ørnulv Ødegård
Ørnulv Ødegård, c. 1935
Born	(1901-04-12)12 April 1901
Died	23 February 1983(1983-02-23) (aged 81)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Psychiatrist

Ørnulv Ødegård (12 April 1901 – 23 February 1983) was a Norwegian psychiatrist. He was the director of Gaustad Hospital from 1938 to 1972. He was involved as an expert during the trial against Hamsun. He is known for his studies on women who fraternized with German soldiers during the occupation of Norway, where he concluded that their level of intelligence was lower than average. He has also been criticized for the practice of lobotomizing of mental patients.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Walløe, Lars. "Ørnulv Ødegård". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
^ "Ørnulv Ødegård". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2011.