Sigmund Eisner | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 9, 1920 Red Bank, New Jersey, US |
| Died | December 18, 2012 (aged 92) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | A Tale of Wonder (1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Sherman Loomis |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Literature |
| Sub-discipline | Medieval literature |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Main interests | Geoffrey Chaucer |
Sigmund Eisner (1920–2012) was an American scholar of medieval literature. A professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, he was a noted expert on Geoffrey Chaucer and was frequently consulted on matters of astronomy in Chaucer.[1][2]