Erwin Rosenthal (orientalist)
Erwin Isak Jakob Rosenthal (born September 18, 1904 in Heilbronn , † June 5, 1991 in Cambridge ) was a British orientalist of German - Jewish origin.
Life
He studied in Heidelberg, Munich and Berlin. In 1931 he was at the University of Berlin with a thesis on Ibn Khaldun's thoughts on the state of Dr. phil. PhD. In 1933 he emigrated to England, where he found employment as a Hebrew lecturer and Semitist at the University of London . In 1936 he moved to the University of Manchester as a lecturer in Semitic languages and literature, and in 1948 to the University of Cambridge . In 1971 he retired.
Publications (selection)
- Political Thought in Medieval Islam . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1958.
- Greek heritage in medieval Jewish religious philosophy . Franz Delitzsch Lectures 1957, Stuttgart 1960.
- Judaism and Islam . Yoseloff, London 1961.
- Judaism, philosophy, culture. Selected studies by EIJ Rosenthal . With an introduction by Oliver Leaman . Curzon, Richmond 2001, ISBN 0-7007-1243-7 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rosenthal, Erwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenthal, Erwin Isak Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-British orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heilbronn |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 1991 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |