Ephraim Urbach

Ephraim Urbach
אפרים אלימלך אורבך
Born1912 (age 111–112)
Włocławek, Poland
DiedJuly 3, 1991(1991-07-03) (aged 78–79)
Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality Poland Israel
Occupations
  • Scholar of Judaism
  • Professor of Talmud
Known for
  • The Sages
  • Research on the Tosafot
Awards
Academic work
DisciplineJewish studies
Sub-disciplineRabbinic thought
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem
Notable worksThe Sages

Ephraim Urbach (Hebrew: אפרים אלימלך אורבך) (born 1912 – 3 July 1991) was a distinguished scholar of Judaism. He is best known for his landmark works on rabbinic thought, The Sages, and for research on the Tosafot. He was a candidate to presidency in Israel in 1973, but wasn't elected.[1]

A professor of Talmud at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Urbach was a member and president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[2]

  1. ^ "Kneset - Previous Presidential Elections". Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Ephraim E. Urbach; Hebrew Scholar, 79". The New York Times. 3 July 1991.