Walter Burckhardt
Walter Burckhardt | |
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Born | 2 March 1905 Zurich, Switzerland |
Died | 29 October 1971 Zurich, Switzerland | (aged 66)
Nationality | Swiss |
Citizenship | Switzerland |
Alma mater | University of Zürich |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Dermatology |
Institutions | University of Zurich |
Walter Burckhardt (2 March 1905 – 29 October 1971) was a Swiss dermatologist most notable for his contributions on occupational dermatoses.
During the 1930s, Burckhardt took over from the management of the City Department for Skin and Venereal Diseases in Zurich; he became Privatdozent in 1938 and Titularprofessor in 1947 at the University of Zurich.
Publications[]
- , Stephan Epstein (editors). Burckhardt's Atlas and manual of dermatology and venerology. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1977, ISBN 0-683-01134-0
Further reading[]
- : Leben und Werk des Dermatologen Walter Burckhardt 1905–1971. Medical Dissertation. University of Zurich, Zürich 1995.
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1971 deaths
- University of Zurich faculty
- Swiss dermatologists
- 20th-century Swiss physicians