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Guggenheim Fellowship
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Shelomo Dov Goitein
1900-04-03 – 1985-02-06
Life & Legacy
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.
Occupation & Career
historian, university teacher, educator, orientalist, ethnographer, arabist
Education
Goethe University Frankfurt
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Guggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Harvey Prize; Haskins Medal; Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America · Guggenheim Fellowship · Harvey Prize · Haskins Medal · MacArthur Fellows Program
Employer
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · University of Pennsylvania
Organizations & Memberships
Brit Shalom · Medieval Academy of America
Education & Institutions
Goethe University Frankfurt
Verified Legacy Record
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MacArthur Fellows Program
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q66472 · wikidata
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Harvey Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q66472 · wikidata
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Haskins Medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q66472 · wikidata
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Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q66472 · wikidata
Family Child
Ayala Gordon
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Sources & Provenance
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