Shelomo Dov Goitein

Shelomo Dov Goitein
Goitein, c. 1978.
Born(1900-04-13)April 13, 1900
DiedFebruary 6, 1985(1985-02-06) (aged 84)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Frankfurt
Academic advisorsJosef Horovitz
Academic work
Notable studentsDavid Ayalon

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]

  1. ^ Cohen, Mark R. (2007). "Shlomo Dov Goitein", in The Encyclopaedia Judaica, ed. Fred Skolnik (2nd ed.). Macmillan Reference. pp. 685–87.

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