Thomas Gelzer
1926–2010 (age 84)
Biography
Thomas Gelzer served generations of students with curiosity and rigor as a university teacher, cultivating critical minds and fostering a love of inquiry. His classroom blended scholarly depth with personal warmth, encouraging every student to pursue knowledge courageously.
Colleagues remember Gelzer for his calm leadership and generous mentorship, and the calm of Wolfgottesacker now holds the gratitude of those he guided toward thoughtful scholarship.