Former mayor to discuss Milwaukee’s German legacy

A former mayor of Milwaukee, Frank P. Zeidler, will visit UW–Madison to give a talk on German influences in Wisconsin politics.

Zeidler, mayor from 1948 to 1960, was the one of three socialist mayors in the city’s history. Zeidler is part of a legacy that has set Milwaukee politics apart from other cities. His three terms as mayor underscore the German roots of socialism and its outcome in Milwaukee.

The free lecture, sponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at UW–Madison, is scheduled Thursday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. in Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. See Today in the Union for room assignment.

For more information, contact Mary Devitt, Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, (608) 262-7546; or e-mail: mdevitt@facstaff.wisc.edu.