Background
Gerth, Hans Joachim Rudolf was born on October 30, 1927 in Arnstadt, Thüringen, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Margarete (Pöcker) Gerth.
Gerth, Hans Joachim Rudolf was born on October 30, 1927 in Arnstadt, Thüringen, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Margarete (Pöcker) Gerth.
Doctor of Medicine, University Göttingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1954. Doctor habilition, University Tuebingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1969.
Resident in pathology, Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, 1954-1959; research fellow in virology, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, 1954-1959; research fellow in virology, Department Public Health, Berkeley, California, 1954-1959; with, Hygiene Institute, Tuebingen, 1959-1972; chief department virology and epidemiology virus diseases, Hygiene Institute, Tuebingen, 1973-1993; retired, 1993.
Member German Society Hygiene and Microbiology, European Society against Virus Diseases G/V, Gesellschaft fuer Virol.
Married Camilla Meier, March 30, 1963. Children: Lutz, Anke, Felix.