Nachman Avigad (1905-1992), scholar
Nahman Avigad (1905-1992) was an Israeli scholar.
Biography
Nahman Avigad was born in 1905 in Zawalow, Galicia. He was a scholar and an archaeologist. Avigad earned his PhD in 1952, with a dissertation was on the tombs of the Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. He taught at Hebrew University from 1949 and until his retirement in 1974. In 1954, Avigad was awarded the Bialik Prize for Jewish thought. In 1977, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for Land of Israel studies. In 1984, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award from the city of Jerusalem.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Ancient Monuments in the Kidron Valley (1954 Avigad), book
- Discovering Jerusalem (1983 Avigad), book
- The Herodian Quarter of Jerusalem (1989 Avigad), book