Itamar Singer | |
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![]() Singer in 2010 | |
Born | November 26, 1946 Dej, Transylvania, Romania |
Died | September 19, 2012 |
Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Marburg |
Known for | Research on Ancient Near East, Hittite culture, Pax Hethitica |
Spouse | Dr. Graciela Noemi Gestoso |
Awards | EMET Prize (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History, Archaeology, Hittitology |
Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Doctoral advisor | Heinrich Otten |
Itamar Singer (November 26, 1946 – September 19, 2012) was an Israeli author and historian of Jewish-Romanian origin. He is known for his research of the Ancient Near East and as a leading Hittitologist, pioneering the study of this ancient Anatolians culture in Israel and elucidating the tensions which brought about its demise.[1]