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Yitzhak Fritz Baer

Hebrew: פרופ' יצחק פריץ בער
Also Known As: "Friedrich", "Isaac", "Baer"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Death: January 22, 1980 (91)
Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Burial: Har Hamenuchot, Israel
Immediate Family:

Son of Yossef Baer and Roza Rosalie Baer
Husband of Roza Rosette Baer
Father of Hadasa Goren(Gruental) and Shalom בער Baer
Brother of Klara Dinner; Julie Schlessinger; Hilany Barth (Baer); Fanny Olendorf and Hanni Baer
Half brother of Liba Epstein

Occupation: German-Israeli historian and an expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history.
Managed by: Yigal Burstein
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About Friedrich Isaac Baer

יצחק בער

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Yitzhak Baer (יצחק בער) (born 20 December 1888; died 22 January 1980) was German-Israeli historian and an expert in medieval Spanish Jewish history.

Early life

Baer was born in Halberstadt, Germany, in 1888. He studied philosophy, history and classical philology at Berlin University, University of Strasbourg and University of Freiburg.

He emigrated to Mandate Palestine, now Israel, in 1930, and began lecturing in medieval Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was professor of medieval history at the University from 1932 to 1945.

Awards

  • In 1945, Baer was awarded the Bialik Prize for Jewish thought.
  • In 1958, he was awarded the Israel Prize, in Jewish studies.[2]
  • In 1968, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award.[3]
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2021, 2:26:43 UTC

About Friedrich Isaac Baer (עברית)

יצחק פְריץ בער (קרי: "בֶּר"; בגרמנית: Baer) (ט"ז בטבת ה'תרמ"ט, 20 בדצמבר 1888‏‏ – ד' בשבט תש"ם, 22 בינואר 1980) היה היסטוריון יהודי גרמני וישראלי, מגדולי החוקרים של היהודים בספרד הנוצרית בימי הביניים, פרופסור באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים, חבר האקדמיה הלאומית הישראלית למדעים וחתן פרס ישראל לשנת תשי"ח.

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Friedrich Isaac Baer's Timeline

1888
December 20, 1888
Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1923
August 17, 1923
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
1928
1928
ברלין גרמניה
1980
January 22, 1980
Age 91
Jerusalem, Israel
December 22, 1980
Age 91
Har Hamenuchot, Israel