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Bergljot Larsson

Bergljot Larsson (9 July 1883 – 29 December 1968) was a Norwegian nurse and organizational leader.

She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of drawing teacher Ludvig Gustav Larsson (1857–1911) and Hilma Kristiane Hansen (1860–1937). She was a sister of artist Brynjulf Larsson. She did not marry.

She founded the nurses' union Norsk Sykepleierforbund in 1912, and chaired the association from 1912 to 1935. She also edited the union's magazine Sykepleien from 1912 to 1947. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1962.

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