Bernhard Walthard

Bernhard Walthard
Born	29 May 1897 (1897-05-29)
Died	12 May 1992(1992-05-12) (aged 94)
Nationality	Swiss
Citizenship	Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Zurich
Known for	director of the Pathological Institute of Berne
Scientific career
Fields	Pathology
Institutions	University of Berne

Bernhard Walthard (29 May 1897 – 12 May 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. 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.

Publications

• Walthard, Bernhard (1981). Die Geschichte des Burgerspitals von Bern in der Zeitspanne von 1942-1974. Bern: 1981
• Walthard, Bernhard (1969). Die Schilddrüse. Westberlin: Springer, 1969
• Walthard, Bernhard (1928). "LXXVIII. Zur Pathogenese des dysidrotischen Sympiomenkomplexes. Über ein unter dem Bilde einer Dysidrosis verlaufendes Epidermophytid". Dermatologische Zeitschrift 1928, Nr.53, p. 692-706 doi:10.1159/000252352

Further reading

• Bernhard Walthard zum 60. Geburtstag am 29. Mai 1957. Festschrift. Basel, 1957