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Max Holzmann

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Max Holzmann
Born(1899-03-31)31 March 1899
Zürich, Switzerland
Died27 January 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 94)
Zürich, Switzerland
OccupationCardiologist
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1955)

Max Holzmann (31 March 1899 – 27 January 1994) was a Swiss cardiologist.

Early life

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Max Holzmann was born on 31 March 1899 in Zürich, the son of physician Moritz Holzmann and Anna Helena Lerch. Holzmann took a degree in medicine in Zurich and Lausanne, and in 1923 graduated with a doctor of medicine degree. Holzmann worked as a doctor in Vienna, Paris and at the University Hospital in Zürich.

Holzmann taught from 1959 to 1969 as a lecturer and honorary professor at the University of Zurich. He also acted in 1948 as co-founder of the Swiss Society of Cardiology, of which he was president from 1952 to 1955.

Personal life

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In 1931, Holzmann married Elisa, daughter of Emil Rüegg, in Zürich. He died on 27 January 1994 in Zürich, aged 94.

Publications

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Holzmann published over a hundred papers on radiology and electrocardiography.

  • Clinical Electrocardiography (textbook), 1945–1965, 5th edition

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Past laureates – Benoist". marcel-benoist.ch. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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