Background
Crown, Alan David was born on September 28, 1932 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Son of Abraham Wolfe and Sarah (Addlestone) Crown.
Crown, Alan David was born on September 28, 1932 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Son of Abraham Wolfe and Sarah (Addlestone) Crown.
Bachelor, Leeds University, 1954. Master of Arts with Distinction, Leeds University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Sydney University, 1967.
Lecturer University Sydney, 1962-1967, senior lecturer, 1968-1983, associate professor, 1983-1989, professor, 1990-1997. Acting president Oxford Center for Hebrew Studies, Oxford, England, 1987. Professor emeritus University Sydney, since 1998.
Chairman Mandelbaum House, Sydney, 1990-1995, Hebrew Examiner's Committee, Board of Studies, New South Wales, 1990-1994. Advisory council World Union of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 1992-1995.
Sergeant Royal Army Educational Corps, Britain, 1954-1956. Fellow Oxford Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (senior associate).
Married Sadie Rose, November 2, 1958. Children: Ann Jacqueline Lakos, Aviva Lesley Rosenfeld.