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Gershom Scholem was a male philosopher, librarian, historian, and pedagogue born in Berlin on 5 December 1897. He held citizenship in Germany and Israel. Scholem worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was educated at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His doctoral advisors were Fritz Hommel and Clemens Baeumker. He spoke and wrote in Hebrew, German, and English, focusing his work on philosophy and Kabbalah.
Scholem received the Israel Prize, Bialik Prize, and Harvey Prize, and was a Fellow of the British Academy. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. His notable works include *Zur Kabbalah und ihrer Symbolik*, *My parents' house*, and *Tagebücher*. He died in Jerusalem on 21 February 1982.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 5 December 1897
- Died
- 21 February 1982
- Works
- 186
Top works
- 錬金術とカバラ
- Amtliches Lehrgedicht der Philosophischen Fakultät der Haupt- und Staats-Universität Muri
- O podstawowych pojęciach judaizmu
- Zur Kabbalah und ihrer Symbolik
- A Cabala e seu simbolismo
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Key facts
- Born
- Gerhard Scholem , ( 1897-12-05 ) 5 December 1897, Berlin , German Empire
- Died
- 21 February 1982 (1982-02-21) (aged 84), Jerusalem , Israel
- Spouse
- Fania Freud Scholem
- Relatives
- Werner Scholem (brother)
- Awards
- Israel Prize , Bialik Prize
- Alma mater
- Frederick William University
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- German philosophy , Jewish philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy , Kabbalah , Wissenschaft des Judentums
- Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Main interests
- Philosophy of religion , Philosophy of history , Mysticism , Messianism
- Notable works
- Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah , Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Rothschild Prize
- Doctoral advisor
- Clemens Baeumker
- Field of work
- Kabbalah
- Image
- Gershom Scholem 1935 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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- Commons category
- Gershom Scholem
- date of birth
- 1897-12-05
- date of death
- 1982-02-21
- member of
- Brit Shalom
- Academia.edu profile URL
- huji.academia.edu/GershomScholem
- name in native language
- Gershom Scholem
- writing language
- German
- interested in
- philosophy
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Encyclopedic overview
Gershom Scholem (Hebrew: גֵרְשׁׂם שָׁלוֹם; 5 December 1897 – 21 February 1982) was an Israeli philosopher and historian. Widely regarded as the founder of modern academic study of the Kabbalah, Scholem was appointed the first professor of Jewish mysticism at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Biography
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