Gerda Lerner
Galactica ID
DGP-R4PF8N2MS5B2GoldWikidata, with references. Checked 3 Oct 2026. What is this?
Gerda Lerner was an Austrian-American women's history scholar (1920-2013). Born 1920 in Vienna. Associated with University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sarah Lawrence College, Duke University.
- Born
- 30 Apr 1920, Vienna
- Died
- 2 Jan 2013, Madison
- Citizenship
- United States, Austria
- Party
- Communist Party of the United States of America
- Languages
- English
Offices and worksilver
- president1987 to 1982
- University of Wisconsin–Madison1980
- Sarah Lawrence College1968
- Duke University
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Awards and worksilver
- Guggenheim Fellowship1980
- honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
- Käthe Leichter Prize2012
8 more awards
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Bruce Catton Prize2002
- Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book2006
- honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- honorary doctorate from Columbia University2006
- honorary doctor of Harvard University2008
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- honorary doctor of Brandeis University
Notable work
- Women and History
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Family
- Carl LernerSpouse
Questions about this record
- Who is Gerda Lerner?
- Gerda Lerner was an Austrian-American women's history scholar (1920-2013). Born 1920 in Vienna. Associated with University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sarah Lawrence College, Duke University.
- What is the Galactica ID of Gerda Lerner?
- DGP-R4PF8N2MS5B2 is the permanent Data Galactica ID for this record of Gerda Lerner. The Wikidata id Q85102 resolves to it.