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Incoming Member

Uri Zvi Shachar

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

Medieval Studies
Uri Zvi Shachar is interested in interreligious encounters in late medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. While at IAS, Shachar will study a fourteenth century encyclopedia called The Book of Sidrac, as a part of a project that seeks to reevaluate the history of Mediterranean French in its rise as a site of intellectual and literary contact.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

University of Chicago
Ph.D.
2013

Appointments

Ben-Gurion University
2020–2024
Associate Professor
Ben-Gurion University
2014–2020
Assistant Professor