Alfred B. Olsen

Alfred B. Olsen
BornJune 26, 1869
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
DiedAugust 8, 1960
Loma Linda, California
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupation(s)Physician, writer

Alfred Berthier Olsen (June 26, 1869 – August 8, 1960) was an American physician, Seventh-day Adventist and vegetarian.

Biography

Olsen was born at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.[1] His father was Seventh-day Adventist minister Ole Andres Olsen.[2]

Olsen obtained his M.D. from University of Michigan in 1894 and his M.S. in 1896.[2] He obtained his D.P.H. from University of Cambridge in 1910. He qualified F.A.C.P., F.R.S.M., L.R.C.P. and M.R.C.S. in London.[2] From 1924, Olsen was Professor of Physiology at Battle Creek College for many years.[2] He was Professor of Physiology and Pathology at the American Medical Missionary College.[3]

Olsen was active in the early development of Seventh-day Adventist medical work and conducted lecture tours in Scotland and Wales.[1][4] He founded the Good Health journal and was its editor during 1901–1919.[2] His brother was Mahlon Ellsworth Olsen.[2] Olsen's book School of Health (1906) promoted exercise, hygienic practices and a vegetarian diet. He opposed the consumption of dairy products, alcohol, coffee and tea.[5]

Olsen was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Royal Society of Medicine.[2] He died at Loma Linda, California on August 8, 1960.[6]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituaries". Southern Tidings. September 14, 1960. p. 22
  2. ^ a b c d e f g American Educators of Norwegian Origin: A Biographical Dictionary. Augsburg Publishing House. 1931. p. 176
  3. ^ "Some Contributors to the Educator for 1898-99". The Christian Educator, 1898.
  4. ^ Hagstotz, Gideon David. (1935). The Seventh-day Adventists in the British Isles, 1878-1933. Union College Press. p. 139
  5. ^ Bivins, Roberta; Marland, Hilary (2016). "Weighting for Health: Management, Measurement and Self-surveillance in the Modern Household". Social History of Medicine. 29 (4): 757–780. doi:10.1093/shm/hkw015. PMC 5146684. PMID 27956758.
  6. ^ "Deaths". The Michigan Alumnus, Volume 67 (December 10, 1960). p. 135