Background
Weidmann, Silvio was born on April 7, 1921 in Berne, Switzerland.
Weidmann, Silvio was born on April 7, 1921 in Berne, Switzerland.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Berne, 1947; Doctor (honorary), University Paris, 1976; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Uppsala, Sweden, 1977; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Leicester, England, 1982.
Post-doctoral fellow, U. Uppsala, 1947-1948; post-doctoral fellow, U. Cambridge, England, 1948-1950; visiting professor, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1954-1955; associate professor, U. Berne, 1958-1968; department chairman physiology, U. Berne, 1968-1986; professor emeritus, U. Berne, since 1986. Rector U. Berne, 1974-1975.
M. Ruth Brandenberger, March 14, 1947. Children: Marcus, Bernhard, Simon.