Jacob Neusner

American scholar of Judaism and Rabbinic literature (1932–2016)
Person human Q1384317
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Jacob Neusner

Summary

Jacob Neusner is a human[1]. He was born in Hartford[2]. He was born on +1932-07-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Rhinebeck[4]. He died on +2016-10-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a historian[6], theologian[7], rabbi[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hartford[2], Jacob Neusner…
  • Jacob Neusner died in Rhinebeck[4].
  • Jacob Neusner was born on +1932-07-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jacob Neusner died on +2016-10-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jacob Neusner held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Jacob Neusner's professions included historian[6].
  • Jacob Neusner worked as a theologian[7].
  • Jacob Neusner's professions included rabbi[8].
  • Jacob Neusner's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Jacob Neusner worked as a writer[10].
  • Jacob Neusner worked as a Judaic scholar[13].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was Judaism[14].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was Jewish studies[15].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was study of the Hebrew language[16].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was translation[17].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was translations from Hebrew[18].
  • Jacob Neusner's field of work was translation from Aramaic[19].
  • Jacob Neusner was employed by University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[20].
  • Jacob Neusner was employed by Brandeis University[21].
  • Among Jacob Neusner's employers was University of South Florida[22].
  • Jacob Neusner's education included a stint at Lincoln College[23].
  • Jacob Neusner's education included a stint at Harvard University[24].
  • Jacob Neusner's education included a stint at Columbia University[25].
  • Jacob Neusner was educated at Hall High School[26].
  • Jacob Neusner's education included a stint at Jewish Theological Seminary of America[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jacob Neusner was born in Hartford[2]. He was born on +1932-07-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Lincoln College[23], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1427[30]; Harvard University[24], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; Columbia University[25], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1754[37], headquartered in Manhattan[38]; Hall High School[26], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1924[41]; and Jewish Theological Seminary of America[27], a Jewish seminary[42], in United States[43], founded in 1886[44], headquartered in New York City[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], theologian[7], rabbi[8], university teacher[9], writer[10], and Judaic scholar[13]. Fields of work include Judaism[14], a religion[46], founded in -0500[47]; Jewish studies[15], an academic discipline[48]; study of the Hebrew language[16], an academic discipline[49]; translation[17], an academic major[50]; translations from Hebrew[18]; and translation from Aramaic[19]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[20], a public university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1885[53], headquartered in Milwaukee[54]; Brandeis University[21], a university[55], in United States[56], founded in 1948[57], headquartered in Waltham[58]; and University of South Florida[22], a public university[59], in United States[60], founded in 1956[61], headquartered in Tampa[62].

Recognition

Jacob Neusner received the Guggenheim Fellowship[63].

Personal Life

Jacob Neusner's religion is recorded as Judaism[64].

Death and Burial

Jacob Neusner died on +2016-10-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rhinebeck[4].

Why It Matters

Jacob Neusner ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

FAQs

Where was Jacob Neusner born?

Jacob Neusner's place of birth was Hartford[2].

Where did Jacob Neusner die?

Jacob Neusner passed away in Rhinebeck[4].

What did Jacob Neusner do for work?

Jacob Neusner worked as historian[6], theologian[7], rabbi[8], university teacher[9], and writer[10].

Where did Jacob Neusner go to school?

Jacob Neusner was educated at Lincoln College[23], Harvard University[24], Columbia University[25], and Hall High School[26].

What awards did Jacob Neusner receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[63].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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