Fred Lange-Nielsen

Fred Lange-Nielsen (28 September 1919 – 28 December 1989) was a Norwegian doctor and jazz musician (bass, vocals), known in the early Oslo environments, and from several recordings.

Lange-Nielsen and Anton Jervell were the first to describe Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) in 1953.[1][2][3]

He played in String Swing (1937-1941), the quartet Hot Dogs, in Rowland Greenberg's orchestra (1941),[4] the Oslo Swing Club's orchestra, the studio group Seven Cheerful and with Cecil Aagaard's "Swingsters" and quintet Sew-We-La (1950 53).

References
  1. Jervell A, Lange-Nielsen F. Congenital deaf-mutism, functional heart disease with prolongation of the QT interval and sudden death. American Heart Journal, 1957; 54: 59 - 68.
  2. Willems, Patrick J. (2003). Genetic Hearing Loss. CRC Press. p. 101. ISBN 0824756886.
  3. Siegel, Lee (29 May 1997). "Scientists Say Gene Causes Deafness, Heart Defect". Salt Lake Tribune.
  4. "Sigarett Stomp - Jazz i Norge 1940-50". jazzarkivet.no. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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