Alexander Pihl
{{Short description | Norwegian medical scientist}}
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Alexander Abraham Pihl (1 June 1920 – 24 November 2009) was a Norwegian physician and professor of medicine.
Biography
Phil was born in Kristiania, and completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1939. He was appointed professor at the University of Oslo from 1963 to 1990. His research areas included biochemistry, cancer therapy and radiation biology. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1989.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Alexander Pihl |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Alexander_Pihl |language=Norwegian|accessdate=16 June 2012}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Alexander Pihl |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Øivind |last=Larsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Alexander_Pihl/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=16 June 2012}} He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1969.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=26857|title=Norske medlemmer|publisher=Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters|language=no|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715102608/http://www.dnva.no/c26848/artikkel/vis.html?tid=26857|archive-date=15 July 2007}}
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Category:People educated at Oslo Cathedral School
Category:Norwegian oncologists
Category:Norwegian biochemists
Category:Norwegian radiologists
Category:Academic staff of the University of Oslo
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