| 1930 |
Born in Basel (Switzerland) April 8 |
| 1949 |
Graduation Basel Humanistisches Gymnasium |
| 1949-52 |
Working as craftsman |
| 1952-59 |
Medical schools in Basel and Paris |
| 1960-62 |
Training in Ophthalmology at the University Eye Hospital Basel (Prof. Fritz Rintelen) |
| 1962 |
Training in Internal Medicine at the Kantonsspital in Schaffhausen (Dr. Hans Schmid) |
| 1963 |
Training in Ophthalmology at University Eye Hospital Bern (Proff. Hans Goldmann, Peter Niesel, Franz Fankhauser) |
| 1971 |
Habilitation |
| 1975 |
Tenured Professor at Bern University |
| 1989-91 |
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Bern |
| 1993 |
Retirement |
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| 1971 |
Alfred Vogt Award |
| 1979 |
Albrecht von Graefe Award |
| 1989 |
Nomination "Teacher of the Year" by the Association of Medical Students, Bern |
| 2012 |
Prize in the competition of the foundation "Kreatives Alter" (Zürich) |
| 2016 |
Inclusion in the "Hall of Fame Opthalmology" of the DOC |