Walther, Henry Wellman Emile, M. D.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Walther, Henry Wellman Emile, M. D., of New Orleans, was born Sept. 7, 1888, in New Orleans, the son of Otto Walther, native of Jena, Germany, and Georgiana Brown Walther, of New Orleans. Dr. Walther's father came to New Orleans when a young man, residing in that city until about 1 year ago, when he returned to his native land. He was married in New Orleans and was engaged in business as contractor and fire insurance adjuster for many years. His wife's father, James Brown, was a soldier in the Confederate army, serving in the beginning of the war with the "90-day men," Co. B, Confederate guards Response, and later was shot by Union soldiers while trying to escape after his refusal to take the oath of allegiance to the United States. The subject of this sketch received his early education in the public schools of New Orleans and later prepared for the university at the academic department of Soulé college, graduating from this institution in 1906. He then entered the medical department of the Tulane university of Louisiana, and received his M. D. degree in 1910. While a student at the university he served on the faculty as demonstrator in the laboratory of histology under Prof. Gustav Mann and he held this position until his senior year. After serving as interne in the United States marine hospital, Dr. Walther began the practice of his profession in New Orleans. In 1912 he was appointed clinical assistant in genito-urinary and venereal diseases in the Tulane university school of medicine; a position he still holds. He is permanent secretary-treasurer of the medical class of '10, Tulane, having been elected to that place for life. Dr. Walther is a member of the Orleans Parish Medical society, Louisiana State Medical society, Southern Medical association, Mississippi Valley Medical association, American Medical association and American Urological association; also affiliated with Phi Beta Pi Medical fraternity, having been elected thrice a national officer, twice supreme southern practor, and once supreme editor of the Phi Beta Pi Quarterly. The doctor was married, March 12, 1912, to Miss Lilian Helen Cormier, daughter of Charles E. Cormier, of New Orleans. The records of the Walther family show that the doctor's paternal great-grandfather, Johann Paul Wilhelm Walther, served as Castellan of the Palace of the Grand-Duke of Saxony in Jena, Germany; his paternal grandfather, Louis Walther, was, for 35 years, Universitäts-Depositor and Oberpedell to the University of Jena, in Germany. Dr. Walther is limiting his practice to surgery of ihe genito-urinary system.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 453-454. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.