Gershom Scholem

Gershom Scholem was a German philosopher and historian. Widely regarded as the founder of modern academic study of the Kabbalah, Scholem was appointed the first professor of Jewish mysticism at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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Who was born first?

• Gershom Scholem and Georges Bataille were born the same year
• Gershom Scholem and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar were born the same year
• Gershom Scholem and Benjamin Lee Whorf were born the same year
• Gershom Scholem and William Faulkner were born the same year
• Gershom Scholem and Karl Löwith were born the same year

Timeline

1. Benjamin Lee WhorfApril 24, 1897 – July 26, 1941
2. Georges BatailleSeptember 10, 1897 – July 9, 1962
3. Gershom Scholem (this page)December 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982
4. Ibrahim Ismail ChundrigarSeptember 15, 1897 – September 26, 1960
5. Karl LöwithJanuary 9, 1897 – May 26, 1973
6. William FaulknerSeptember 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962

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