Background
Schaefer, Ludwig was born on November 27, 1923 in Maplewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of August George and Ella Johanna (Sattler) Schaefer.
Schaefer, Ludwig was born on November 27, 1923 in Maplewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of August George and Ella Johanna (Sattler) Schaefer.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1944. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1958.
Instructor department history University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1946-1948. Editor, analyst United States History Division, Karlsruhe, West Germany, 1950-1953. Instructor department history Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1957-1959, assistant professor, 1959-1965, associate professor, 1965-1971, professor and head department history and philosophy, since 1971.
Member American History Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marguerite Jackson, March 19, 1950. Children: Martha J., August G.