Haim Shirman
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Haim Shirman (Hebrew: חיים שירמן; October 18, 1904 – June 14, 1981) was Israeli scholar of medieval Spanish Jewish poetry.
Shirman was born in Kiev in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine). After studying in his home country until 1919, he moved to Germany and received a degree in Semitic linguistics from Berlin University in 1930. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine, now Israel, in 1934.
He began lecturing in medieval poetry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1942, and became a professor there in 1954. Shirman continuing his work at the university until 1968.
Awards
- In 1957, Shirman was awarded the Israel Prize, for Jewish studies.[1]
References
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See also
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