Background
Sauerlander, Willibald was born on February 29, 1924 in Waldsee, Germany.
Sauerlander, Willibald was born on February 29, 1924 in Waldsee, Germany.
Student, University Munich, 1947—1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Munich, 1953.
Visiting member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1961—1962. Professor art history University Freiburg, Germany, 1962—1970. Director Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich, 1970—1989.
Visiting professor New York University, 1964, College France, Paris, 1981, University Wisconsin, 1982, Harvard University, 1984—1985. Visiting member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1970, 73. Distinguished professor University California, Berkeley, 1989.
Author: Gotische Skulptur in Frankreich, 1970, Das Königsportal in Chartres, 1984, Das Jahrhundert die grossen Kathedralen, 1990. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 1961-1962. Princeton 1973; Bayerische Akademie der Wissensehaften, Medieval Academy, of America, Society National des Antiquaires de France, Royal Society of Antiquaries, London, Kon. Academy Voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie, Academy Europaea.
Married Brigitte Ruckoldt Sauerlander. 1 child Georg.