Carl Boye Semb grew up in
Oslo, Norway. He received a
cand.med. degree in 1920 and
dr.med. degree in 1929. After eighteen years as a district doctor in
Gimsøy Municipality and
Skjervøy Municipality, Semb became chief physician at the surgical ward at
Ullevål hospital (1935–65). He was a professor of surgery at the
University of Oslo (1951-1965). Semb was chairman of the
Norwegian Surgical Society (1940-1947). Semb was President of the
Nordic Surgical Society (1955–56). During
World War II, Semb engaged in the resistance movement and joined the
Milorg. He was a central
Milorg leader, from 1941 to 1943, when he had to flee to
Sweden. He is particularly noted for his role in the formation of
Norwegian police troops in Sweden during World War II. His pioneering initiative resulted in health camps and a vaccination plan for the refugees. After the war, he was Chief of the Norwegian Army Medical Corps (1945-1947). ==Personal life==