Ephraim Urbach | |
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אפרים אלימלך אורבך | |
Born | 1912 (age 111–112) |
Died | July 3, 1991 | (aged 78–79)
Nationality | Poland Israel |
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Discipline | Jewish studies |
Sub-discipline | Rabbinic thought |
Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Notable works | The Sages |
Ephraim Urbach (Hebrew: אפרים אלימלך אורבך) (born 1912 – 3 July 1991) was a distinguished scholar of Judaism. He is best known for his landmark works on rabbinic thought, The Sages, and for research on the Tosafot. He was a candidate to presidency in Israel in 1973, but wasn't elected.[1]
A professor of Talmud at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Urbach was a member and president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[2]
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