Dr. Christian Fenger was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 3, 1847. He enlisted in the Danish-Prussian War in 1864, where he became regimental surgeon. After his return to Copenhagen he became assistant at the Copenhagen eye clinic.

The Franco-Prussian War started in 1870 and Dr. Fenger became a surgeon for the Red Cross. He functioned throughout the war.

In 1873 he became professor of Surgery at the University of Copenhagen. He was a member of the International Sanitary Bureau in 1874, and functioned in Cairo, Egypt until 1877 when he came to Chicago.

He was attached to the staff of the Cook County Hospital of Chicago in 1878; Curator at the Rush Medical College Museum in 1880; teacher at the College of Physicians and Surgeons [now University of Illinois] in 1884; 2professor at the Chicago Medical College in 1893; professor at Rush Medical College in 1899. At all of the above institutions Dr. Fenger specialized in surgery.

He has been a member of the staffs of the following hospitals: Cook County, Tabitha, Presbyterian, Passavant Memorial, the Lutheran Hospital, the German Hospital, and the German-American Hospital.

Dr. Fenger, wrote several books on surgery, antiseptics, medicine, and anesthetics. He was a contributor to several medicinal and scientific journals. The articles from his pen are considered outstanding in this field.

He was a member of the Order of Dannebrog, bestowed by the king of Denmark a few years ago. He was an international figure, and had traveled extensively.