John Klier

John Klier
Born
SpouseHelen Mingay
Academic background
Alma materNotre Dame University, University of Illinois
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity College London

John Klier, (13 December 1944 – 23 September 2007) was a British-American historian of Russian Jewry and a pivotal figure in academic Jewish studies and East European history in the UK and beyond. At the end of his career and life, Klier was the Sidney and Elizabeth Corob Professor of Modern Jewish History at University College London.[1] He was a historian who challenged scholarly opinion on the Jewish community under the Tsars.

  1. ^ Obituary by Michael Berkowitz, UCL, accessed 29 June 2017