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Raphael Patai

Raphael Patai
רפאל פטאי
Born
Ervin György Patai

(1910-11-22)22 November 1910
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died20 July 1996(1996-07-20) (aged 85)
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Nationality
  • Hungarian-Jewish
  • American
Occupations
  • Ethnographer
  • Historian
  • Anthropologist
Known for
  • Cultural development of ancient Hebrews
  • Jewish history and culture
  • Middle Eastern anthropology
SpouseNaomi Tolkowsky
RelativesSaul Patai (brother)
Awards
  • Bialik Prize for Jewish thought (1936)
  • National Jewish Book Award (1976)

Raphael Patai (Hebrew רפאל פטאי; November 22, 1910 − July 20, 1996),[1] born Ervin György Patai, was a Hungarian-Jewish ethnographer, historian, Orientalist and anthropologist.

  1. ^ Dan Ben-Amos (1997). "Obituary: Raphael Patai (1910-1996)". The Journal of American Folklore. 110 (437 (Summer, 1997)): 314–316.

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