Gustav Berdel
| Oberveterinärrat Gustav Berdel Dr.med.vet. | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Berlin Veterinary College |
| Occupation | Chief veterinarian in Frankfurt and managing director of the slaughterhouse in Frankfurt Municipality |
| Awards | Knight's cross with oak leaves and swords of the Order of the Zähringer Lion, 1915 |
Gustav Berdel was a German veterinarian, who served as municipal chief veterinarian (städtischer Obertierarzt) in Frankfurt and managing director of the slaughterhouse in Frankfurt Municipality, at the time one of the largest and most modern in Europe. He held a doctorate in veterinary medicine (Dr.med.vet.) from the Berlin Veterinary College (1920). During the First World War, he was also a military veterinarian (captain of the Reserve) of the Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 21 staff.[1] He received the honorary title Oberveterinärrat (senior veterinary councillor). He was also involved in several veterinary societies.
He was married to Hermine Bovensiepen, and they had one daughter, the pediatrician (Dr.med.) Erika Berdel (1919–1951), who was married to the physician Armin K.W. Kutzsche.
Publications (incomplete)
- Berdel G (1930). Verschleppung von Schweinefinnen aus dem Ausland nach dem Inland. Zeischrift für Fleisch- und Milchhygiene 40(10):201–202
- Berdel G (1920). Die Ohrräude des Kaninchens, Berlin Veterinary College, doctoral dissertation in veterinary medicine, 1920
- Bierbaum К; Berdel G (1914). Die Diagnose der Bindertuberkulose mittels der Komplementbindungsreaktion nach der Methode von Hammer. Zeitschrift für Immunitätsforschung 21:1–5,249
Honours
- Knight's cross with oak leaves and swords of the Order of the Zähringer Lion, 1915[2]
- Iron Cross