Bernhard Walthard | |
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Born | May 29, 1897 |
Died | May 12, 1992 | (aged 94)
Citizenship | Switzerland |
Nationality | Swiss |
Fields | Pathology |
Institutions | University of Berne |
Alma mater | University of Zurich |
Known for | director of the Pathological Institute of Berne |
Bernhard Walthard (May 29, 1897 – May 12, 1992) was a Swiss pathologist and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern.
In 1922 he earned his doctorate at the University of Zurich with a thesis on liver function tests during pregnancy sub partu, in childbirth and in eclampsia.[1] In 1932, he became lecturer at the University of Bern, in 1940 associate professor, and in 1946 full professor. He was also director of the Institute of Pathology of the same university.[2]