Amos Funkenstein

Amos Funkenstein
Born	9 March 1937  Jaffa
Died	1995  (aged 57–58)
Occupation	Philosopher, university teacher
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship Israel Prize (1995)

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Amos Funkenstein (1937-1995) was an American-Jewish historian of Jewish history.^[1] Funkenstein, like Baruch Spinoza, was considered heretical.^[2][3][4] In 1967, he started his career as a history professor at UCLA and later taught at Tel Aviv University, Stanford and UC Berkeley.^[5] Funkenstein's work encompassed several disciplines.^[6]