Michael Phayer
Encyclopedia
Michael Phayer, born 1935, is a historian and professor emeritus at Marquette University
in Milwaukee and has written on 19th and 20th century European history and the Holocaust
.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1968 and joined Marquette's Department of History in 1970. He attained the rank of Professor in 1990 and retired in 2002. He is the Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Holocaust Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Michael Phayer has published numerous research articles and books relating to Nazi Germany
, the Holocaust
and the Catholic Church, including his most recent, Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the Cold War (2007).
His previous work was The Catholic Church and the Holocaust
1930-1965 (published in 2000).
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
in Milwaukee and has written on 19th and 20th century European history and the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1968 and joined Marquette's Department of History in 1970. He attained the rank of Professor in 1990 and retired in 2002. He is the Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Holocaust Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Michael Phayer has published numerous research articles and books relating to Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
and the Catholic Church, including his most recent, Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the Cold War (2007).
His previous work was The Catholic Church and the Holocaust
The Catholic Church and the Holocaust
The Catholic Church and the Holocaust is a book written by American historian Michael Phayer on the topic of Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust...
1930-1965 (published in 2000).
External links
- Michael Phayer, "Canonizing Pius XII. Why did the pope help Nazis escape?", Commonweal, May 9, 2003 / Vol. CXXX (9).
- Michael Phayer, "'Et Papa tacet': the genocide of Polish Catholics", Commonweal, April 8, 2005 / Vol. CXXXII (7).