G.
A. CHRISTENSEN, D. D. S.
G.
A. Christensen, D. D. S., whose office is at 303 Sixteenth street, San
Francisco, was born in Alameda in 1855, the first white child born in that city,
the son of C. Christensen, who came to this State in 1848, was engaged in
mining from the discovery of gold up to the time of his death in 1889; his
mining interests were principally in Alpine county. Both he and his wife were natives of Christiania, Norway.
G.
A. Christensen, our subject, received his early education in the public schools
of Alameda, graduating at the high school in 1871. He commenced the study of dentistry in the Medical College of
Ontario, Canada, in 1872, where he graduated in 1875, receiving the degree of
D. D. S. In 1875 he returned to
California, where he engaged in the practice of his profession in Oakland,
remaining two years. He then came to San
Francisco, where he has been continuously engaged in dental practice since.
Transcribed by
Donna L. Becker
Source: "The
Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, pages 622-623, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
©
2004 Donna L. Becker.