Wilma Iggers

Wilma Iggers, born in 1921 in Czechoslovakia, Georg Iggers in 1926 in Hamburg both fled with their parents to North America in October 1938 to escape the Nazis. Throughout their long married life, they have sought as scholars and citizens to build bridges across racial, religious, national, and ideological lines. Wilma Iggers' most recent positions were Professor of German at Canisius College (Buffalo), 1965-1991, since then Professor emerita, Her publications include Karl Kraus, A Viennese Cultural Critic of the Twentieth Century (1967) and Women of Prague (Berghahn 1995). Georg Iggers was Professor of History at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1965-78, Distinguished Professor 1978-1997, Distinguished Professor emeritus since 1997. His numerous publications include The Cult of Authority. The Political Philosophy of the Saint-Simonians (1958), New Directions in European Historiography (1975) and Historiography in the Twentieth Century (1997).