Background
Schwerin, Kurt was born on April 17, 1902 in Beuthen, Silesia, Germany. Son of Louis Schwerin and Jenny Freund. came to the United States 1938.
Schwerin, Kurt was born on April 17, 1902 in Beuthen, Silesia, Germany. Son of Louis Schwerin and Jenny Freund. came to the United States 1938.
Graduate, University Breslau, 1934. Master of Science, New School for Social Research, 1940. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1943.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1955.
Research assistant, U. Breslau, 1931-1933; research assistant, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1940-1941; cataloger, Columbia University Law Library, New York City, 1942-1946; head catalog Department, University Virginia, 1946-1948; lecturer, University of Virginia, 1947; head foreign, international law sections, Northwestern University Law Library, 1948-1964; assistant librarian, Northwestern University Law Library, 1953-1964; librarian, Northwestern University Law Library, 1964-1970, 1972-1974; research associate, Northwestern University Law Library, 1957-1958; associate professor, Northwestern University Law Library, 1958-1963; professor, Northwestern University Law Library, 1963-1970; professor emeritus, Northwestern University Law Library, since 1970.
Board member Self Help of Chicago, Inc., 1957, Leo Baeck Institute, 1970, Lecture and Study Trips to Europe, 1961, 68, 72, 75.
Married Herta Bernstein (deceased 1945). Married Gertrude Dosenheimer, March 26, 1950.