Herman Wedel Major

Herman Wedel Major (1814 – 1854) was a Norwegian psychiatrist. He is regarded as the father of the first Norwegian psychiatric hospital, Gaustad Hospital, and of the Act of 1848 regarding mental illness. He and his family died in the ship collision between the paddle steamer SS Arctic and SS Vesta on 26 September 1814.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Retterstøl, Nils. "Herman Wedel Major". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Herman_Wedel_Major/utdypning. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
^ "Herman Wedel Major" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Herman_Wedel_Major. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

Persondata
Name	Major, Herman Wedel
Alternative names
Short description	father of the first Norwegian psychiatric hospital, Gaustad Hospital
Date of birth	1814
Place of birth
Date of death	26 September 1854
Place of death