Nicolaus Zwetnow was born on May 28, 1929, and died on January 18, 2016.

He was a Norwegian sports shooter.

He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Following, him receiving his degree at the University of Oslo in 1953, Nicolaus Zwetnow continued with the dr.med. degree in Gothenburg in 1970, and was declared a specialist in neurosurgery in the same year.

Nicolaus Zwetnow has worked at the Sahlgrenska and Karolinska hospitals in Sweden.

From the year 1979 to his retirement in 1999 Nicolaus was a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo.

Nicolaus was also a skilled balalaika player, attending the Norwegian Academy of Music, and a polyglot capable in ten languages.

Nicolaus Zwetnow passed away at 86 yrs old.