The Passing of Two Noted Swiss Americans

Authors

Keywords

Swiss American Historical Society, biography

Abstract

Dr. med. Karl Friedrich Meyer (1884-1974)

Karl Friedrich Meyer was born in Basel on May 19, 1884, as the son of Theodore Meyer zum Pfeil and Sophie Meyer-Lichtenhahn. After grammar school he attended the Humanistische Gymnasium of Basel and started in 1902 his graduate work in biology. Later he transferred to the University of Zurich where he studied comparative pathology and physiology and began to immerse himself in his favored field of specialization, veterinary medicine.

Recommended Citation

(1974) "The Passing of Two Noted Swiss Americans," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 10: Iss. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol10/iss3/6