Salo Wittmayer Baron | |
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 Salo Wittmayer Baron | |
| Born | May 26, 1895 |
| Died | November 25, 1989 (aged 94) New York City, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Vienna |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Jewish history |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
Salo Wittmayer Baron (May 26, 1895 – November 25, 1989) was an Austrian-born American historian, described as "the greatest Jewish historian of the 20th century". Baron taught at Columbia University from 1930 until his retirement in 1963.[1]
- ^ Boyd, Kelly, ed. Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writers (Rutledge, 1999) 1:75-76