Gerhard Spiegler

Gerhard Ernst Spiegler (December 4, 1929 – August 24, 2015) was a European-American academic. 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 was 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