Elias Joseph Bickerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elias Joseph Bickerman

Russian historian and university teacher (1897-1981)

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1897

Place of Birth: Chișinău, Moldova

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1981

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Elias Bickerman (July 7, 1897 O.S.
in Russia – August 31, 1981 in Jerusalem), was a leading scholar of Greco-Roman history and the Hellenistic world.
His research interests extended to Judaism and some aspects of Iranian history.
For most of his career, he was Professor of Ancient History at Columbia University, New York.