Background
Hess, Max Walter was born on December 4, 1934 in Naedenswil, Switzerland. Son of Walter and Anna (Guntli) Hess.
Hess, Max Walter was born on December 4, 1934 in Naedenswil, Switzerland. Son of Walter and Anna (Guntli) Hess.
Medical diploma, University Zurich, 1959. Doctor of Medicine, University Bern, 1961.
Assistant, Swiss Red Cross Laboratory, Bern, Switzerland, 1960-1962; assistant scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1962-1964; associate scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1965-1966; scientist, Theodor Kocher Institute, Bern, 1966-1968; head immunopathology, Institute Pathology, Bern, 1966-1993; director, Institute of Immunology and Allergology, U. Hospital, Bern, since 1994. Dean medical faculty U. Bern, 1987-1989, vice chancellor, 1990-1995.
Married Sigrid Scheurer. Children: Martina, Niklaus, Andrea.