Fred Lange-Nielsen

Biography

• Born 28 September 1919
• Physician in internal medicine in Tønsberg, Norway
• 1964 – Vice President of International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) for Southern Africa
• Died 28 December 1989

Key Attributions

Fred Lange-Nielsen was a bass player and vocalist with:

• String Swing (1937-41);
• Robert Normann (1942-1954);
• Quartet Hot Dogs;
• Swingsters (with Cecil Aagaard);
• Oslo Swing Club Orchestra;
• Seven Mintre and the Quintet Sy-We-La (1950- 53)

Medical Eponyms

• Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) (1957)
  

Major Publications

• Jervell A, Lange-Nielsen F. Congenital deaf-mutism, functional heart disease with prolongation of the Q-T interval and sudden death. Am Heart J. 1957 Jul;54(1):59-68. [PMID 13435203]
• Lange-Nielsen F, Retterstol N. Group psychotherapy in bronchial asthma. Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 1959;34(136):187-204. [PMID 14413908]

References

• Stendahl B, Bergh J. Sigarett Stomp – Jazz i Norge 1940-50. JazzArkivet.no
• Letter From Dr. Fred Lange-Nielsen to MLK. 10 December 1964. TheKingCenter.org
• The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF). South African History Online. 14 February 2013