Alfred B. Olsen

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

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

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. "Obituaries". Southern Tidings. September 14, 1960. p. 22
  2. 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
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