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Inge Valdemar Heiberg (11 October 1861 – 1 July 1920) was a Norwegian physician who served as director of medicine in Belgian Congo from 1911 to 1920.

He was born in Christiania as a son of judge Edvard Omsen Heiberg (1829–1884) and Minna Rode (1836–1917). He was a brother of Gunnar and Jakob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg,^[1] as well as a first cousin of Eivind and Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg and a first cousin once removed of Bernt, Axel and Edvard Heiberg, and uncle of Hans Heiberg.^[2]

He took the examen artium in 1879 and enrolled in medicine studies. After leading a social life among the "Kristiania bohême", being engaged to Bokken Lasson for some years, he graduated with the cand.med. degree in 1893. He tried his luck as a general practitioner in Aalesund, but quit after three years. He was hired as a physician in Congo Free State (from 1908: Belgian Congo) in 1897, and remained here until 1920, except for a study leave at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in 1902–03.^[3]

He assisted an LSTM team that arrived in the Congo Free State on 23 September 1903 to assess public health, and sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) in particular. The members were Cuthbert Christy, Joseph Everett Dutton and John Lancelot Todd. The team spent nine months in the Lower Congo, then on 30 June 1904 began investigating upstream as far as Kasongo.^[4] In Congo, he lived in Lado and Ibembo before moving to Boma when promoted to Médicin en chef (director of medicine) in 1911.^[1] Among his professional endeavors was to fight the "sleeping sickness",^[3] but he also believed a certain degree of corporal punishment of the natives to be necessary as a part of disciplining and civilizing.^[1]

He was also a benefactor and item collector for the Ethnographic Museum in Norway's capital. He also contributed to a lesser degree to the Zoological Museum. For his contributions, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1908.^[1]

He was unmarried. In 1920 he retired, and moved home to Norway where he died the same year.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Espeland, Velle. "Inge Heiberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^ Bratberg, Terje. "Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Inge Valdemar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^ Lyons, Maryinez (2002-06-06). The Colonial Disease: A Social History of Sleeping Sickness in Northern Zaire, 1900-1940. Cambridge University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-521-52452-0. Retrieved 2013-05-07.

[nbl-1] Espeland, Velle. "Inge Heiberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

[snl2-2] Bratberg, Terje. "Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 April 2009.

[snl-3] "Inge Valdemar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

[4] Lyons, Maryinez (2002-06-06). The Colonial Disease: A Social History of Sleeping Sickness in Northern Zaire, 1900-1940. Cambridge University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-521-52452-0. Retrieved 2013-05-07.

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+{{Short description|Norwegian physician}}
 [[File:Inge Heiberg 1861-1920.JPG|thumb|Inge Heiberg]]
 '''Inge Valdemar Heiberg''' (11 October 1861 – 1 July 1920) was a Norwegian physician who served as director of medicine in [[Belgian Congo]] from 1911 to 1920.
-He was born in [[Oslo|Christiania]] as a son of judge Edvard Omsen Heiberg (1829–1884) and Minna Rode (1836–1917). He was a brother of [[Gunnar Heiberg|Gunnar]] and '''Inge Heiberg''',<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Inge Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Velle|last=Espeland|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Inge_Heiberg/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> as well as a first cousin of [[Eivind Heiberg|Eivind]] and [[Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg]] and a first cousin once removed of [[Bernt Heiberg|Bernt]], [[Axel Heiberg (judge)|Axel]] and [[Edvard Heiberg]], and uncle of [[Hans Heiberg]].<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|first=Terje|last=Bratberg|authorlink=Tere Bratberg|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Heiberg|language=Norwegian|accessdate=20 April 2009}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Oslo|Christiania]] as a son of judge Edvard Omsen Heiberg (1829–1884) and Minna Rode (1836–1917). He was a brother of [[Gunnar Heiberg|Gunnar]] and Jakob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg,<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Inge Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Velle|last=Espeland|editor=Helle, Knut|editor-link=Knut Helle|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Inge_Heiberg/utdypning|language=Norwegian|access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> as well as a first cousin of [[Eivind Heiberg|Eivind]] and [[Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg]] and a first cousin once removed of [[Bernt Heiberg|Bernt]], [[Axel Heiberg (judge)|Axel]] and [[Edvard Heiberg]], and uncle of [[Hans Heiberg]].<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|first=Terje|last=Bratberg|authorlink=Tere Bratberg|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Heiberg|language=Norwegian|access-date=20 April 2009}}</ref>
-He took the [[examen artium]] in 1879 and enrolled in medicine studies. After leading a social life among the "Kristiania bohême", being engaged to [[Bokken Lasson]] for some years, he graduated with the [[cand.med.]] degree in 1893. He tried his luck as a general practitioner in [[Ålesund|Aalesund]], but quit after three years. He was hired as a physician in [[Congo Free State]] (from 1908: [[Belgian Congo]]) in 1897, and remained here until 1920; except for a study leave at the [[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine]] in 1902–03. In Congo, he lived in [[Lado Enclave|Lado]] and [[Ibembo]] before moving to [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] when promoted to ''Médicin en chef'' (director of medicine) in 1911.<ref name=nbl/> Among his professional endeavors was to fight the "sleeping sickness", [[African trypanosomiasis]],<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Inge Valdemar Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Inge_Valdemar_Heiberg|language=Norwegian|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> but he also believed a certain degree of corporal punishment of the natives to be necessary as a part of disciplining and civilizing.<ref name=nbl/>
+He took the [[examen artium]] in 1879 and enrolled in medicine studies. After leading a social life among the "Kristiania bohême", being engaged to [[Bokken Lasson]] for some years, he graduated with the [[cand.med.]] degree in 1893. He tried his luck as a general practitioner in [[Ålesund|Aalesund]], but quit after three years. He was hired as a physician in [[Congo Free State]] (from 1908: [[Belgian Congo]]) in 1897, and remained here until 1920, except for a study leave at the [[Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine]] (LSTM) in 1902–03.<ref name=snl/>
+He assisted an LSTM team that arrived in the [[Congo Free State]] on 23 September 1903 to assess public health, and sleeping sickness ([[African trypanosomiasis]]) in particular.
-He was also a benefactor and item collector for the [[Museum of Cultural History, Oslo|Ethnopgraphic Museum]] in Norway's capital. He also contributed to a lesser degree to the Zoological Museum. For his contributions, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1908.<ref name=nbl/>
+The members were [[Cuthbert Christy]], [[Joseph Everett Dutton]] and [[John Lancelot Todd]]. The team spent nine months in the Lower Congo, then on 30 June 1904 began investigating upstream as far as [[Kasongo]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lyons|first=Maryinez|title=The Colonial Disease: A Social History of Sleeping Sickness in Northern Zaire, 1900-1940 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNgZqIQ5VxkC&pg=PA76|access-date=2013-05-07|page=76 |date=2002-06-06|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-52452-0}}</ref>
+In Congo, he lived in [[Lado Enclave|Lado]] and [[Ibembo]] before moving to [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] when promoted to ''Médicin en chef'' (director of medicine) in 1911.<ref name=nbl/> Among his professional endeavors was to fight the "sleeping sickness",<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Inge Valdemar Heiberg|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Inge_Valdemar_Heiberg|language=Norwegian|access-date=21 January 2012}}</ref> but he also believed a certain degree of corporal punishment of the natives to be necessary as a part of disciplining and civilizing.<ref name=nbl/>
+He was also a benefactor and item collector for the [[Museum of Cultural History, Oslo|Ethnographic Museum]] in Norway's capital. He also contributed to a lesser degree to the Zoological Museum. For his contributions, he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the [[Order of St. Olav]] in 1908.<ref name=nbl/>
 He was unmarried. In 1920 he retired, and moved home to Norway where he died the same year.<ref name=nbl/>
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 [[Category:Norwegian expatriates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
-[[Category:Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav]]
 [[Category:Belgian Congo officials]]
+[[Category:19th-century Norwegian physicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century Norwegian physicians]]
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+[[Category:Congo Free State people]]