. ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Er win ▁Pan of sky ' s ▁first ▁student . ▁ ▁Wind ▁left ▁to ▁teach ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons ▁( he ▁had ▁a ▁two - year ▁appointment ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 2 7 ), ▁but ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Hamburg ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁assistant . ▁It ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁A by ▁War burg , ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁moving ▁the ▁War burg ▁Library ▁out ▁of ▁Germany ▁to ▁London ▁during ▁the ▁Naz i ▁period . ▁War burg ' s ▁influence ▁on ▁Wind ' s ▁own ▁methods ▁was ▁significant . ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁London , ▁Wind ▁taught ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁War burg ▁Institute , ▁helping ▁found ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁War burg ▁and ▁Cour ta uld ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁held ▁several ▁teaching ▁positions , ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁Smith ▁College . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Wind ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁became ▁Oxford ▁University ' s ▁first ▁professor ▁of ▁art ▁history , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁maintained ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London . ▁There ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁reading ▁room ▁in ▁Oxford ' s ▁new