Reuven Amitai

Reuven Amitai
Born (1955-08-23) August 23, 1955 (age 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
NationalityIsraeli American
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Known forPre-modern Islamic studies

Reuven Amitai (Hebrew: ראובן עמיתי; born August 23, 1955), also Reuven Amitai-Preiss, is an Israeli-American historian and writer, specializing in pre-modern Islamic civilization, especially Syria and Palestine during the time of the Mamluk Empire.[1] In his 20s he moved to Israel, and became history professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As of 2012 he is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Reuven Amitai" at Kahnplus.com
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  3. ^ Publications Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine