[The physician Hendrich Deegen and the Rade Hospital in Flekkefjord]

The physician Hendrich Deegen (1742-92) took the initiative for, was the architect of, and organised the building of a hospital for sufferers of radesyge in Flekkefjord, a small town in Norway, in 1776. He was also the hospital's first doctor. By describing his achievements at the hospital and his personal life in this town, this paper provides a sketch of a physician's daily life in late 18th century Norway.