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Joachim/John Appel, Prof. Dr.

Also Known As: "John"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
Death: April 06, 1998 (76)
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jakob Appel and Susanna Appel
Husband of Selma Appel and Selma Appel
Father of Michael Appel
Brother of Günter Appel

Managed by: Sharon Meen
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About Joachim/John Appel, Prof. Dr.

  • Dates/places of birth/death identified in Andreas W. Daum, Hartmut Lehmann, and James J. Sheehan, eds., The Second Generation: Emigres from Nazi Germany as Historians, (2015),p. 341; also date/place of death Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Identified as son of Jacob and Susanna (née Ortweiler) Appel, Siegfried Wolf. Juden in Thüringen 1933-1945: Biographische Daten. (2000), vol. 1, p. 9; also Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Joachim Appel emigrated from Germany to the United States in March 1938. [Source: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.]
  • He served in the American Army from 16 March 1943 to 22 Dec 1945 [Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.], He then completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught at colleges and universities. From 1970 to 1987, he was a professor at Michigan State University. [Source: Daum, et al, p. 341)
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Joachim/John Appel, Prof. Dr.'s Timeline

1921
August 11, 1921
Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
1998
April 6, 1998
Age 76
East Lansing, Michigan, United States