Peter F. Kohler ’57

Peter died Sept. 16, 2005, after a lifelong career in the medical profession and a lifelong battle with diabetes.

At Princeton, he majored in history, joined Tiger Inn, and roomed in his senior year with Frank Jones, John Thomas, and Rick Weiss.

After graduating, Peter spent four years in medical school at Columbia. He then went to the University of Minnesota for an internship and residency in internal medicine. There he met and married Christa Eckert.

The couple moved to La Jolla, Calif., for a research fellowship at the Scripps Clinic. Next, Peter became a full-time faculty member at the University of Colorado Medical School, teaching there for 18 years and heading the division of clinical immunity.

Then he moved to Tulane University, where he became chief of medical service at Charity Hospital and associate director of the general clinical research center. He edited a book on Charity Hospital, the oldest hospital in continuous existence in the U.S.

Peter and Christa lived on a small horse farm across Lake Pontchartrain and kept a condo in the New Orleans French Quarter..

He is survived by Christa, sons Michael '88, Nicholas '89, and Andre; a sister; and two grandsons. The class offers its sincerest condolences to Peter's wife and family.

The Class of 1957