Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University. Information is available at https://www.vid.no/en/historical-archive/ . post@vid.no
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"Dr. Thesens nybagte gasserdoktorer" ("Dr. Thesen and his new educated Malagasy doctors.") The Medical Mission Academy was established by the Protestant Mission in Madagascar to secure a good and highly qualified education for doctors. In fact it was the forerunner of the University of Madagascar. Under the picture these names are written from left: "Imanoel, Raharijon, Johanesa, Ramboana". Ove J.R. Thesen, 1869-1917, came to Madagascar in 1889 and left in 1905. On furlough 1895-1898. Teacher at The Medical Mission Academy 1890-1895. Director of the NMS Hospital in Tananarive, Andohalo 1890-1895 and again 1898-1903, and Antsirabe 1903-1905. He became famous for his eye operations. He planned the hospital in Antsirabe in 1893.
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