Carlos Fraenkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carlos Fraenkel

German-Brazilian scholar and writer

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1971

Place of Birth: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: university teacher

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Carlos Fraenkel (born March 21, 1971 in Münster, Germany) is a German-Brazilian scholar and writer currently living in Canada.
He is James McGill Professor of Philosophy and Religion at McGill University in Montreal and was previously Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Oxford University.Fraenkel's work spans ancient, medieval and early modern philosophy, Jewish and Islamic thought, and political philosophy.
His research interests include Plato, Themistius, al-Farabi, al-Ghazali, Maimonides, and Spinoza, as well as conducting philosophical discussions in places of conflict, for example with Palestinian students, lapsed Hasidic Jews, and members of a Native American community.
He has also contributed to the discussion of religious and cultural diversity.