Background
Tiedeman, Walter Von Dohlen was born on April 23, 1891 in Brooklyn. Son of John Albert and Antionette Marie (von Dohlen) Tiedeman.
Tiedeman, Walter Von Dohlen was born on April 23, 1891 in Brooklyn. Son of John Albert and Antionette Marie (von Dohlen) Tiedeman.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, 1913. Master of Civil Engineering, Union College, 1914.
Sanitary bacteriologist investigating pollution of Ohio River., United States Public Health Service, Cincinnati, 1915-1917;
assistant sanitary engineer in charge extra-cantonment sanitation, United States Public Health Service, Souther Field and Americus, Georgia, 1918-1929;
consultant, United States Public Health Service, 1947-1959;
assistant sanitary engineer, Cleveland, 1917-1918;
city engineer, superintendent water, Americus, Georgia, 1920-1922;
special staff member in charge malaria survey and control demonstration inP.I., International Health Board of Rockefeller Foundation, 1922-1925;
assistant sanitary engineer to chief of milk and restaurant sanitation, New York State department Health, 1925-1940;
resident lecturer on public health engineering, School Public Health, University of Michigan, 1958-1959;
director testing laboratory, National Sanitation Foundation, 1956-1959;
special consultant, National Sanitation Foundation, since 1960. Chairman subcommittee food sanitary Division Medical Sciences, National Research Council, Washington.
1945-1962; member of commission on environmental hygiene Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1952.
Member World Health Organization advisory panel, environmental sanitation, 1951-1960. Member Royal Society Health, American Public Health Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Milk and Food Sanitarians, Institute Food Technology, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega.
Married Edna Marie Komfort, August 3, 1915. Children: Robert Komfort, David Valentine, Walter von Dohlen Junior, Emma Jean Fallon, Doris Anne Johnson.