Henry Fischel

Teacher

Birthday November 20, 1913

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Mar 1, 2008 (94)

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About

Professor most famous for playing an important role in the founding of the Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University. Under his supervision, the university received a grant to make the program possible. 

Before Fame

In 1945, he earned his PhD from the University of Edinburgh.

Trivia

He was a trained pianist. He was imprisoned at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp but survived. 

Family Life

He had a wife named Sylvia who died in 1987.

Associated With

Like himself, another person that gained fame for their progress in education was teacher Anne Sullivan.