Background
Frommhold, Walter was born on August 28, 1921 in Geringswalde, Germany. Son of Arno and Welly (Thalheim) Frommhold.
department chairman radiologist
Frommhold, Walter was born on August 28, 1921 in Geringswalde, Germany. Son of Arno and Welly (Thalheim) Frommhold.
Doctor of Medicine, Universität Würzburg, Germany, 1944. Doctor honorary, University Bordeaux, France, 1981. Doctor honorary, University Pécs, Hungary.
Doctor honorary, University Poznán, Poland, 1986.
Resident radiology Karlsruhe (Germany) Hospital, 1946-1950. Teaching fellow radiology Harvard Medical School, 1957. Assistant professor radiology Free University, Berlin, 1952.
Radiologist-in-chief Auguste Viktoria Hospital, 1956-1968. Professor radiology, director department University Tübingen (Germany) Medical School, 1968-1988.
Served with German Air Force, 1939-1945. Member Academy Leopoldina, German Society Radiology (president 1971-1975, H. Rieder medal), IV European Congress Radiology (president 1979), Swedish Society Radiology (correspondent), Lions. Honorary member Columbian, Indonesian, French, Hungarian, Yugoslavian, Luxembourg, Egyptian, Czechoslovakian, Belgian, Polish, Italian, Austrian, Berlin, Finnish and Swiss radiological societies.
Married Gabriele Körner, March.17, 1951. Children: Anke, Uwe.