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Dr Greggar Smedal

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Dr Greggar Smedal

Birth
Flatdal, Seljord kommune, Telemark fylke, Norway
Death
6 Jun 1919 (aged 44)
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 1085 Section 32
Memorial ID
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Greggar received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oslo in 1899. He came to the United States in 1900 and enrolled at Rush Medical College in Chicago, where he graduated from in 1903 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

After practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, Greggar was one of the founders of the Gunderson, Christiansen and Smedal clinic in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Greggar was an accomplished surgeon, who could perfom an apendectomy in less than ten minutes, and often did more than a dozen surgeries a day. And Greggar, like many Smedals, was a fine violinist.

In 1907, Greggar married Orletta Hendricson and they had two sons, Harald Smedal and Sigmund Smedal. Greggar was in ill health the final two years of his life.
Greggar received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oslo in 1899. He came to the United States in 1900 and enrolled at Rush Medical College in Chicago, where he graduated from in 1903 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

After practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, Greggar was one of the founders of the Gunderson, Christiansen and Smedal clinic in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Greggar was an accomplished surgeon, who could perfom an apendectomy in less than ten minutes, and often did more than a dozen surgeries a day. And Greggar, like many Smedals, was a fine violinist.

In 1907, Greggar married Orletta Hendricson and they had two sons, Harald Smedal and Sigmund Smedal. Greggar was in ill health the final two years of his life.


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  • Created by: Keith Young
  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35004383/greggar-smedal: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Greggar Smedal (29 Sep 1874–6 Jun 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35004383, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Keith Young (contributor 46790511).