Walter Burckhardt

Walter Burckhardt
Born March 2, 1905 (1905-03-02)
Zurich, Switzerland
Died October 29, 1971(1971-10-29) (aged 66)
Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Citizenship Switzerland
Alma mater University of Zürich
Scientific career
Fields Dermatology
Institutions University of Zurich
Doctoral students Urs Peter Haemmerli

Walter Burckhardt (March 2, 1905  October 29, 1971) was a Swiss dermatologist most notable for his contributions on occupational dermatoses.

During the 1930s, Burckhardt took over from Max Tièche 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

  • Peter J. Lynch, Stephan Epstein (editors). Burckhardt's Atlas and manual of dermatology and venerology. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1977, ISBN 0-683-01134-0

Further reading

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