title: [Bumm, Zweifel, Kubli and others--examples of the academic interlacing between Switzerland and Germany].
abstract: There is an interlacing in academic gynecology and obstetrics between Germany and Switzerland which leads back to the founding years of both societies. Germans have been elected to the chairs in Zürich, Bern, and Basel, whereas Swiss have been appointed to Erlangen, Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt. Reservations from both sides, if any, were not prevailing. Even if the balance at present might show a trend again towards the Germans being chairmen at German-speaking Swiss Universities, the historical line contradicts the impression of one-sidedness. It is the academic exchange followed by a remarkable interlacing between the two German-speaking nations which will certainly continue into the future, all the more so in a Europe where historical differences are more or less overcome. The younger generation will extend and improve the links already laid down in the past. The men mentioned above have all been leading figures during their time, Fred Kubli so in particular. They will be followed by successors. Might they be as excellent as their predecessors have been.
authors.affiliation: Ordinarius für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universität Basel, Schweiz, Germany. prof.ludwig@bluewin.ch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ludwig
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013557:Switzerland