Jacob Taubes was a sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of Judaism.
Taubes was born into an old rabbinical family. He was married to the writer Susan Taubes. Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1923, Vienna, Austria
Died: March 21, 1987 (age 64 years), Berlin, Germany
Influenced by: Carl Schmitt, Max Weber, and Friedrich Nietzsche