Shelomo Dov Goitein | |
|---|---|
 Goitein, c. 1978. | |
| Born | April 13, 1900 |
| Died | February 6, 1985 (aged 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Frankfurt |
| Academic advisors | Josef Horovitz |
| Academic work | |
| Notable students | David Ayalon |
Shelomo Dov Goitein (April 3, 1900 – February 6, 1985) was a German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist known for his research on Jewish life in the Islamic Middle Ages, and particularly on the Cairo Geniza.[1]
- ^ Cohen, Mark R. (2007). "Shlomo Dov Goitein", in The Encyclopaedia Judaica, ed. Fred Skolnik (2nd ed.). Macmillan Reference. pp. 685–87.