Walter Cerf

Walter Heymann Cerf (May 14, 1907 Leipzig, Germany – October 26, 2001 Leicester, Vermont) was a professor of philosophy, better known by Vermonters as a philanthropist of arts, education, historic preservation and social services.

Life and works

Academic career Cerf was born as Hans Walter Heymann in May 14, 1907 to Hermann and Herta (Cerf) Heymann. His father was a successful businessman who founded the Gesellschaft für Eigentumsschutz which by the 1930s became the biggest night security agency in Europe. He spent most of his youth in Berlin, after his family moved there in 1912. Before being awarded his PhD in 1933 from the University of Bonn, he studied at University of Freiburg, University of Heidelberg and University of Austria.

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