Louis Feldman
Louis Feldman | |
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| Born | October 29, 1926 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2017 (aged 90) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Classics and Literature |
| Employer | Yeshiva University |
| Known for | Scholar of Hellenistic civilization |
Louis Harry Feldman (October 29, 1926 – March 25, 2017) was an American professor of classics and literature. He was the Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature at Yeshiva University, the institution at which he taught since 1955.[1]
Feldman was a scholar of
Biography
Feldman received his undergraduate degree (as valedictorian) from Trinity College in 1946 and his master's degree the following year. In 1951, he received his doctoral degree in philology from Harvard University for his dissertation Cicero's Concept of Historiography. He returned to Trinity College as a teaching fellow and eventually served as classics instructor before leaving for Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1953. Feldman began teaching at Yeshiva University as an instructor in 1955, became an assistant professor in 1956, an associate professor in 1961 and, in 1966, a professor of classics. In 1993, he was appointed Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature at Yeshiva University.
A fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research, he received numerous other fellowships and awards. These include a
Feldman was a co-recipient of the 2014
Thought and writings
Feldman was a widely respected antiquities scholar.[5] Robert E. Van Voorst referred to Feldman as "the dean of Josephan scholars",[2] and Paul L. Maier referred to Feldman as "the ranking Josephus authority".[3]
As a historian, Feldman dealt primarily with the writings of Josephus and their role within the larger framework of Jewish civilization during the
Feldman's works include Scholarship on Philo and Josephus, 1937–1962 (1963), Josephus and Modern Scholarship, 1937–1980 (1984), Jew and Gentile in the Ancient World: Attitudes and Interactions from Alexander to Justinian (1993), Studies in Hellenistic Judaism (1998), and Josephus' Interpretation of the Bible (1998). Feldman also translated several volumes of the critical edition of
Notes
- ^ "In Memoriam, Dr. Louis Feldman". yu.edu. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-8028-4368-9, p. 88
- ^ ISBN 0-8254-3260-X, p. 285
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Henoch Volumes 29–30, 2007, p. 376
References
- Encyclopaedia Judaica Second Edition, Volume 6
