Norman Itzkowitz, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Norman Itzkowitz

Polish-American historian

Date of Birth: 06-May-1931

Date of Death: 20-Jan-2019

Profession: historian

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Norman Itzkowitz

  • Norman Itzkowitz (May 6, 1931 – January 20, 2019) was an American academic who was a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.
  • He was an Ottoman historian who brought perception of psychoanalysis into Near Eastern Studies. Itzkowitz was also the Master of Wilson College at Princeton from 1975 to 1989.
  • While doing this, he assisted the students in developing leadership skills in running the social, cultural, and academic aspects of the college's life. Out of all of his awards, his most meaningful one was the Buitoni Scholarship in 1952.
  • This enabled him to study at the University for Foreigners Perugia, where he gained cultural and academic experience. Itzkowitz published many books and articles on The Ottoman Empire and Near Eastern studies.
  • Much of Itzkowitz's work is collaborative, he did much of his studies with R.R Palmer, Gordon Craig, Cyril Black, his Ottoman history mentors Lewis V.
  • Thomas and Vamik Volkan.

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