Gerhard Spiegler
Encyclopedia
Gerhard Ernst Spiegler is an American academic, born in a contested region of Eastern Europe, and currently residing in south-eastern Pennsylvania. He served as professor and President of Elizabethtown College
, Provost of Temple University
and Visiting Professor at the University of Hamburg
, Germany
. He also taught for 11 years, was Provost and Acting President at Haverford College
, and taught at the University of California at Berkeley.
He retired as President of Elizabethtown College on August 31, 1996.
He has won awards for Distinguished Research from the University of Chicago
and Distinguished Teaching from the Danforth Foundation.
He is married to Ethel Spiegler, and has three adult children, Karin, Eric, and Mark.
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown College is a small comprehensive college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. The school was founded in 1899 by members of the Church of the Brethren...
, Provost of Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
and Visiting Professor at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He also taught for 11 years, was Provost and Acting President at Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
, and taught at the University of California at Berkeley.
He retired as President of Elizabethtown College on August 31, 1996.
He has won awards for Distinguished Research from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and Distinguished Teaching from the Danforth Foundation.
He is married to Ethel Spiegler, and has three adult children, Karin, Eric, and Mark.
Education
- Ph.D. University of Chicago
- M.A. University of Chicago
- D.B. University of Chicago
- D.H.L. Elizabethtown College, 1996