Background
Herz, Albert Xaver was born on June 5, 1921 in Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Albert and Maria (Bentele) Herz.
Herz, Albert Xaver was born on June 5, 1921 in Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Albert and Maria (Bentele) Herz.
Doctor of Medicine, University Munich, Germany, 1948. Professor pharmacology, University Munich, 1967. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Academy, Warsaw, 1990.
Assistant Institute Pharmacology, U. Munich, 1950-1962; head department neuropharmacology, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Munich, 1962-1990; director, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Munich, 1980-1986; professor emeritus, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Munich.
Married Maria Elisabeth Audebert, 1953. Children: Rudolf, Renate, Andreas.