Gershom Scholem
German-Israeli philosopher and historian
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Gershom Scholem was a German-born 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. Wikipedia
Born: December 5, 1897, Berlin, Germany
Died: February 21, 1982 (age 84 years), Jerusalem
Influenced: Walter Benjamin, Leo Strauss, Umberto Eco, and more
Influenced by: Walter Benjamin, Martin Buber, Leo Strauss, and more
Notable students: Yehuda Liebes and Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer
Awards: Israel Prize and Bialik Prize
