Lorentz Eldjarn

Lorentz Eldjarn (23 March 1920 – 11 February 2007) was a Norwegian biochemist and medical doctor.

Lorentz Eldjarn was born on 23 March 1920 in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark, Norway, later moving to Haslum. He studied medicine at the University of Oslo and was associated with the Norwegian Radium Hospital.

His thesis from 1954 treated metabolism of cystamine and cysteamine. He was a pioneer in the development of diagnostic methods and the use of clinical / chemical laboratories.

In 1970 he was awarded the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research, and in 1976 the Anders Jahre's Award for Medical Research (1976)

He died on 11 February 2007 in Bærum Municipality in Akershus county.