Joseph Bayer and Eugene Fröhner of Austria persuaded Hugo Schindelka to write a book on skin diseases of domestic animals
Publication of the second and final edition of Schindelka’s book, ‘Hautkrankheiten bei Haustieren’
Publication of the first book on comparative dermatology, ‘Vergleichende Pathologie der Haut’, by Julius Heller at Berlin, Germany
Publication of Animal Dermatology by Leblois in France
Publication of the book, Course in Skin Diseases of Domestic Animals, by N.N. Bogdanov at Moscow
Publication of ‘Die Klinik der wichtigsten Tierdermatosen’ by Julius Heller at Berlin, Germany
Publication of ‘Veterinari Dermatologie’ by Frantisek Kral (Frank Kral) at Brno, Czechoslovakia
Frank Kral emigrated to the US and joined the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He formed the Veterinary Dermatology Clinic, which was the first teaching unit of skin diseases for animals in the United States.
Publication of Veterinary Dermatology by Frank Kral and Benjamin J. Novak, first veterinary dermatology book in English: a complete revision, expansion and translation of Kral’s 1931 book (325 pages)
Formation of the Dermatology Subcommmittee of the Committee on General Medicine of the American Animal Hospital Association on April 23, 1958. R. W. Worley and G. H. Muller, Cochairmen; first organization of veterinary dermatology
R. M. Schwartzman obtains the first PhD degree in Veterinary Dermatology and shortly thereafter joins F. Kral’s veterinary dermatology section at the University of Pennsylvania
Formation of the Dermatology Committee of the American Animal Hospital Association. G. H. Muller, chairman.
Publication of the Compendium of Veterinary Dermatology by Frank Kral. Handout for Kral’s cross-country symposia in 1959
Publication of A Comparative Study of Skin Disease of Dog and Man by RM Schwartzman and Milton Orkin
Transatlantic Conference on Canine and Feline Dermatology at Chicago and London
Publication of section on Dermatologic Diseases (edited by G. H. Muller) in R. W. Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy.
The American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology was organized at Philadelphia by J.D. Conroy, Kral, Muller and Schwartzman
First symposium on Comparative Dermatology sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology at Chicago
Publication of Small Animal Dermatology by GH Muller, and RW Kirk: the first complete textbook devoted exclusively to skin diseases of dogs and cats. Used as a textbook by many schools of veterinary medicine. Translated into Japanese and French and reprinted in Taiwan
Formation of an organizing committee of the American College of Veterinary Dermatologists consisting of J. C. Blakemore, Conroy, Muller, Schwartzmann, Kirk and Kral
The formation of the Task Force on Comparative Dermatology as part of the National Program for Dermatology of the American Academy of Dermatology
Publication of the atlas Feline Skin Lesions by GH Muller
Dermatology Specialty Group of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine receives approval of the Advisory Board of Veterinary Specialists of the American Veterinary Medical Association
The first meeting of the Dermatology Specialty Group of the ACVIM was held at San Francisco
Formation of the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group. Committee members: BG Bagnal, MR Geary, R Hopes, DH Lloyd and K Thoday
Publication of the 2nd edition of Small Animal Dermatology by GH Muller, RW Kirk. Translated into Italian
Publication of Feline Dermatology by DW Scott
Frank Kral deceased Sept 7, 1980
Formation of a French veterinary dermatology organization. Groupe D’étude en Dermatologie des Animaux de Compagnie (GEDAC) by Pierre Fourrier and Didier Carlotti
The American Board of Veterinary Specialists of the AVMA granted probationary approval to the American College of Veterinary Dermatology as a certifying body in Veterinary Dermatology. This group replaces the Dermatology Specialty Group of the ACVIM. The organizing committee of the ACVD consists of JC Blakemore, JC Conroy, REW Halliwell, GH Muller and E Small
Formation of a German veterinary dermatology organization called the Freundeskreis Hautkrankheiten interessierter Tierärzte. Founding members are H Koch, B. Beardi, G Feslex, H Gehrig, G Kasa, F Kasa GH Muller and C Terling. The first meeting was held at Birkenfeld. The name of the organization was later changed to Arbeitskreis Veterinärdermatologie
Publication of the 3rd edition of Small Animal Dermatology by GH Muller and RW Kirk and DW Scott. Translated into Portuguese and Japanese
Publication of Canine and Feline Dermatology: A systematic approach by GH Nesbitt
Publication of Atlas of Skin Diseases in the Horse by LF Montes and JT Vaughan
Formation of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD). The committee of ESVD was composed of Hans Koch (President), Ton Willemse (Vice‐president), David Lloyd (Secretary), Didier Carlotti (Treasurer), Claudia von Tscharner (Meeting Secretary) and Pierre Fourrier (Membership Secretary).
Formation of an Australian veterinary dermatology organization began: started informally that year under the auspices of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists. It granted full fellowship by examination in veterinary dermatology to KV Mason
Publication of Equine Skin Diseases by RR Pascoe
Formation of the Swedish Veterinary Dermatology Study Group in Sweden
Formation of the Dansk Selskab for Veterinaer Dermatologi in Denmark
Formation of the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology. The three founding members are Dr. William Schroeder, Dr. Lowell Ackerman, and Dr. Berney Pukay
Formation of the Italian Veterinary Dermatology Group as part of the Italian Small Animal Veterinary Association (SCIVAC). President: Alessandra Fondati
Formation of the Grupo de Dermatologica de Asociación de Veterinarios Especialistas en Pequenos Animales in Spain
Publication of Large Animal Dermatology by DW Scott
Publication of the 4th edition of Small Animal Dermatology by GH Muller, RW Kirk and DW Scott. Translated into German
Publication of the first issue of Veterinary Dermatology, an international journal devoted to Dermatology
The First World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in Dijon, France
Publication of Veterinary Dermatopathology. A Macroscopic and Microscopic Evaluation of Canine and Feline Skin Diseases by TL Gross, PJ Ihrke and EJ Walder
The Second World Congress in Veterinary Dermatology was held in Montreal, Quebec
The European College of Veterinary Dermatology was granted approval as a certifying body in veterinary dermatology. The following individuals were elected as invited specialists (‘grandfathers’): D Carlotti, R Halliwell, H Koch, D Lloyd, K Thoday and T Willemse
Publication of the 5th edition of Muller and Kirk”s Small Animal Dermatology by DW Scott, WH Miller and CE Griffin. Translated into Portuguese and Spanish
Formation of the study group Omada Ktiniatrikis Dermatologias in Greece
Formation of the Italian Society of Veterinary Dermatology in Italy
Formation of the Assocation of Veterinary Dermatology – Taipei in Taiwan
Formation of the Arbeitskreis Veterinärdermatologie in Austria
The Third World Congress in Veterinary Dermatology was held in Edinburgh, Scotland
Formation of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Veterinärdermatologie in Germany
Formation of the Nihon Juhi Hifuka Gakkai in Japan
Formation of the Brazilian Society of Veterinary Dermatology in Brazil
The Fourth World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in San Francisco, California
Formation of the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology Association (WCVDA) with R Halliwell as the first president
Formation of the Asian Society of Veterinary Dermatology in Seoul, South Korea
The Fifth World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in Vienna, Austria
Formation of the Asian College of Veterinary Dermatology in Tokyo, Japan
The Sixth World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in Hong Kong, China
The WCVDA changes its name to WAVD (World Association of Veterinary Dermatology) and D Carlotti succeeds R Halliwell as president. This is changed in 2011 to World Association for Veterinary Dermatology
Formation of the Argentinian Society of Veterinary Dermatology
Formation of the Latin American Society of Veterinary Dermatology
K Kwochka is elected the new president of WAVD
The Seventh World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in Vancouver, Canada
South African Veterinary Dermatology Interest Group
Eighth World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology was held in Bordeaux, France
Formation of the Bulgarian Association of Veterinary Dermatology
Formation of the Colombian Association of Veterinary Dermatology
Formation of the Ecuadorian Society of Veterinary Dermatology
