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Axel Holst
Axel Holst (6 September 1860 – 26 April 1931) was a Norwegian Professor of Hygiene and Bacteriology at the University of Oslo.
He was most known for his contributions to the study of the treatment of Beriberi and Scurvy.
Biography.
Holst was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Axel Holst (1826–80) and Anna Mathilde Charlotte Flemming (1832–97).
He was the brother of the linguist Clara Holst and grandson of Frederik Holst. Both his
Henry Holst String Quartet
Henry Holst ( 1899-1991) founded the Henry Holst String Quartet in 1931. Holst was born in Denmark and studied at the Royal Danish Conservatory under Axel Gade and Carl Nielsen. In 1923, he was appointed leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, but in 1931 he moved to Manchester as a Professor at the Royal Manchester College of Music. The move to Manchester led to the formation of the Henry Holst String Quartet with Charles Taylor (second violin), Herbert Downes (viola) and Anthony