Hans Liebeschuetz

Prof. Hans Liebeschuetz
Prof. Hans Liebeschuetz
Born3 December 1893
Hamburg
Died28 October 1978
Crosby, England
Resting placeGolders Green Jewish Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
OccupationMedieval Historian
Known forStudy of John of Salisbury
SpouseRahel Plaut (m.1924)
ChildrenWolf. Hugo, Elisabeth

Hans Liebeschuetz (German: Liebeschütz; 3 December 1893 – 28 October 1978) was a medieval historian. He is best known for his study of John of Salisbury.[1][2]

Born in Hamburg in 1893, he attended the universities of Hamburg and Heidelberg.[3] After emigrating from Germany in March 1939 he later became a Reader in Medieval History at the University of Liverpool and later emeritus Professor. He helped found the Leo Baeck College which is now a privately funded rabbinical seminary.

  1. ^ John of Salisbury and Pseudo-Plutarch.H. Liebeschütz – 1943 – Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 6:33–39.
  2. ^ Medieval humanism in the life and writings of John of Salisbury1968 by Liebeschütz, Hans (1893–1978). Saxl, Fritz (1890–1948). ASIN: B01MRGXM0M Publisher Warburg Institute
  3. ^ Liebeschütz, Hans Das Jüdische Hamburg http://www.dasjuedischehamburg.de/inhalt/liebeschütz-hans