CHARLES/Karel PERGLER
Mother: Josefa Pergler
Wife: Ella Pergler
Child: Carl Pergler
Child: Ella Pergler
Child: Margaret Pergler
Born: 6 March 1882 in Liblin, Bohemia (as Karel Pergler)
Married: ?
Died: 14 August 1954 in Washington, D.C., USA (as Charles Pergler)
- Naturalization records Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill, V.9, p.273.
- Address: 574 Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
- Born 6 Mar 1882 in Bohemia, Austria
- Arrived in USA 1 May 1890 - Baltimore, Maryland
- Naturalized on 1 Jan 1906
- Czech Biographical Information - http://www.hiu.cas.cz/biogr/bs4.pdf
- Karel Pergler was born 6 March 1882
- Died 14 August 1954
- Lawyer, Journalist, Politician, Diplomat
- Carl Pergler History (Grandson)
- The younger Carl spent much time with his grandparents in Washington, D.C.
- Grandfather Charles died in 1954 having directed the team that dafted the new Korean constitution after the war
- Grandmother Ella moved to an "assisted living" home in a suburb of Philadelphia, to be near her two daughters, Ella and Margaret
- Charles Pergler History
- Born 1882 as Karel Pergler in Liblin, Bohemia
- Died 1954 in Washington, D.C., USA
- Immigrated to Chicago, USA in 1890 with his mother and father
- Graduated from High School in Chicago
- Father died in 1896 and he and his mother moved back to Bohemia
- In 1903 Charles returned to the US and studied at Kent College of Law (graduated in 1908)
- In Oct 1918 Charles Became Czechoslovakian Ambassador to the U.S.
- In 1920 Became Czechoslovakian Ambassador to Japan
- Returned to Washington, D.C. and studied law at American University (graduated in 1924)
- In 1929 Returned to Prague
- In 1933 was dean of the School of Economics and Government at National University
- From 1936 to 1946 was Dean of the National University College of Law (now the National Law Center at George Washington University)
- Charles Pergler Papers: http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/pergler.htm
- Correspondence with grandson Bob Pergler
- Came to US in 1900s - represented Czechoslovakia as Ambassador to Japan in 20s - fled to Chicago, US after opposing Czech government - Came with his brother Joseph Pergler - Lived in Iowa and Washington.
- 1890 Hamburg Passenger Index - LDS Microfilm #0473092
- Ship = Dania - Captain = Lauderer - #429 - Departed 10 May 1890 to New York
- Passengers: Josefa Pergler, Karl Pergler, Oldrich Pergler
- 1890 Hamburg Passenger List - LDS Microfilm #0472935
- To: Baltimore, Maryland (The New York Shown Above is incorrect)a
- Josefa Pergler - 29 years old - From Pilsen, Bohemia - Frau (Wife)
- Karl Pergler - 8 years old - From Pilsen, Bohemia - Kinde (Child)
- Oldrich Pergler - 6 years old - From Pilsen, Bohemia - Kinde (Child)
