Vajda wrote more than 1,600 articles and books. This work includes several volumes on the Arabic- and Hebrew-language manuscripts in the collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Vajda died in Paris in 1981.
Selected bibliography
André Caquot, "Georges Vajda," Journal Asiatique, Volume 270, 1982, p. 225-228.
Sublet, J. Bibliographie De Georges Vajda (1908-1981). Arabica, Volume 29, Number 3, 1982, p. 315-329(15).
Hommage à Georges Vajda. Études d'histoire et de pensée juives, edited by Gérard Nahon and Charles Touati, Paris - Louvain, 1980.
Bibliographie de l'œuvre de Georges Vajda, by Paul Fenton, Paris - Louvain, 1991.
Jean-Christophe Attias and Esther Benbassa, Dictionnaire des mondes juifs, Larousse 2008, art. Georges Vajda, pages 585-586.
External links
Parcours professionnel de G. Vajda (PDF)
Hommage à Georges Vajda, au travers de conférences
February 24, 2023
georges, vajda, november, 1908, october, 1981, french, arabist, hebraist, scholar, islam, historian, medieval, jewish, thought, biography, edit, born, budapest, austria, hungary, studied, rabbinic, seminary, university, budapest, eötvös, loránd, university, li. Georges Vajda 18 November 1908 7 October 1981 was a French Arabist and Hebraist scholar of Islam and historian of medieval Jewish thought Biography EditGeorges Vajda was born in Budapest Austria Hungary and studied at the rabbinic seminary and at the University of Budapest Eotvos Lorand University He lived in France from the age of 20 years old and he obtained French citizenship in 1931 Having a solid knowledge of classical languages and Arabic Hebrew Persian and Turkish from 1933 he was a member of the editorial committee of Revue des Etudes Juives and professor of the Bible and of Jewish theology at the Seminaire Israelite de France He taught there from 1936 to 1960 with interruption during the Occupation of France during World War II A refugee in Le Chambon sur Lignon during the war 1940 1944 he taught Latin and Greek at the Ecole Nouvelle Cevenole College Cevenol After the liberation of France he was director of studies in religious sciences of the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes In 1970 he also became a professor of post Biblical Jewish literature at the University of Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle He dedicated the majority of his activity to the study of medieval Judaism Kalam Jewish philosophy Karaite Judaism and Kabbalah Vajda wrote more than 1 600 articles and books This work includes several volumes on the Arabic and Hebrew language manuscripts in the collection of the Bibliotheque nationale de France Vajda died in Paris in 1981 Selected bibliography EditAndre Caquot Georges Vajda Journal Asiatique Volume 270 1982 p 225 228 Sublet J Bibliographie De Georges Vajda 1908 1981 Arabica Volume 29 Number 3 1982 p 315 329 15 Hommage a Georges Vajda Etudes d histoire et de pensee juives edited by Gerard Nahon and Charles Touati Paris Louvain 1980 Bibliographie de l œuvre de Georges Vajda by Paul Fenton Paris Louvain 1991 Jean Christophe Attias and Esther Benbassa Dictionnaire des mondes juifs Larousse 2008 art Georges Vajda pages 585 586 External links EditParcours professionnel de G Vajda PDF Hommage a Georges Vajda au travers de conferences Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Vajda amp oldid 1092372034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
