Shelomo Dov Goitein
German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist (1900–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shelomo Dov Goitein (April 3, 1900 – February 6, 1985) was a German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist known for his research on Jewish life in the Islamic Middle Ages, and particularly on the Cairo Geniza.[1]
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Shelomo Dov Goitein | |
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Born | (1900-04-13)April 13, 1900 |
Died | February 6, 1985(1985-02-06) (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Frankfurt |
Academic advisors | Josef Horovitz |
Academic work | |
Notable students | David Ayalon |
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