Itamar Singer

Itamar Singer
Singer in 2010
BornNovember 26, 1946
Dej, Transylvania, Romania
DiedSeptember 19, 2012
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Marburg
Known forResearch on Ancient Near East, Hittite culture, Pax Hethitica
SpouseDr. Graciela Noemi Gestoso
AwardsEMET Prize (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Archaeology, Hittitology
InstitutionsTel Aviv University
Doctoral advisorHeinrich 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]

  1. ^ "The Calm before the Storm, Publication Notice" (PDF). Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved 2012-09-19.

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