Bergel, Kurt

LC control no.	n 91057898
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Bergel, Kurt *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Biography/History note	Kurt Bergel (b. 1911 in Frankfurt Germany) was a professor of German studies and helped translate the works of Albert Schweitzer into English. In 1942 he emigrated from Germany to Deep Springs California and began teaching at Deep Springs College. In 1949 he moved to Orange California and began teaching German at Chapman University. While at Chapman he helped found the Albert Schweitzer Institute. He retired from Chapman in 1980 and died in Orange California in 2001.
Located	Deep Springs Valley (Calif.) Orange (Calif.)
Birth date	1911
Death date	2001
Place of birth	Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Place of death	Orange (Calif.)
Field of activity	Germanic Studies in America
Affiliation	Deep Springs College Faculty of German, Chapman University Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities
Profession or occupation	College teachers Germanists Translators
Found in	Schweitzer, A. Albert Schweitzer and Alice Ehlers, c1991: CIP t.p. (Kurt Bergel) Beiträge zur jüdischen Pädagogik, 1999: p. 51 (Prof. Dr. Kurt Bergel, b. Aug. 22, 1911; other biog. details) LA times WWW site, viewed July 17, 2018: (in obituary published March 25, 2001: Kurt Bergel, b. 1911, Frankfurt Germany. Emigrated to Deep Springs California in 1942 and taught at Deep Springs College. Moved to Orange California and began teaching German at Chapman University in 1949. Translated the works of Albert Schweitzer and founded the Albert Schweitzer institute at Chapman University. Retired in 1980 and died in Orange California in 2001.)
Associated language	eng ger