Alice Meyer is a name shared by several notable individuals, the most prominent of whom are a Swiss jurist and author, and an American professional baseball player.
1. Alice Meyer-Wegenstein (1901–1970) – Swiss Jurist and Author
Alice Meyer-Wegenstein was born on 9 January 1901 in Zürich, Switzerland, and died on 12 October 1970, also in Zürich. She studied law at the universities of Geneva, Berlin, Heidelberg, and Zürich, earning her doctorate in 1926 with a dissertation titled "Mitbürgschaft." She married historian Karl Meyer in 1924; their daughter, Verena Meyer, became a nuclear physicist and the first female rector of the University of Zürich.
Meyer was actively engaged in Switzerland's intellectual defense (Geistige Landesverteidigung) and resistance efforts against Nazism during World War II. She is best known for her book Anpassung oder Widerstand – Die Schweiz zur Zeit des deutschen Nationalsozialismus ("Adaptation or Resistance – Switzerland at the Time of German National Socialism"), published in 1965 by Huber Verlag. The work drew on her personal knowledge of the circles around her husband, interviews with emigrants, contemporary witnesses, and politicians, as well as archival materials from Hans Hausamann's intelligence network and official records. It became a standard work on Swiss history during the Nazi period. In 1966, Meyer received the inaugural Ida-Somazzi-Preis for the book. The work was reissued by Huber Verlag in 2010.
2. Alice Meyer – American Professional Baseball Player
Alice Meyer was a backup outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). She batted and threw right-handed. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she spent the 1949 season with the South Bend Blue Sox, appearing in 37 games. Her batting average was .211 (19 hits in 90 at-bats), with six runs scored, 13 RBIs, two triples, and nine stolen bases. The AAGPBL folded in 1954. Since 5 November 1988, a permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, has honored the entire league.
3. Other Individuals Named Alice Meyer
Several other people share the name Alice Meyer, including:
- An adjunct professor of clarinet at Houghton University.
- A PhD researcher (Gates Cambridge scholar) studying experimental poetry and political critique in post-Apartheid South Africa.
- An author of the book Clotheswise: Successful Dressing for Your Lifestyle.
- Numerous private individuals with public social media profiles, obituaries, and professional listings on LinkedIn.
Due to the commonality of the name, context is necessary to identify which specific Alice Meyer is being referenced.
