Jacob Joel Finkelstein

Background

Finkelstein, Jacob Joel was born on March 22, 1922 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris and Augusta (Liebhart) Finkelstein.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1953.

Career

Research assistant Near Eastern languages Yale, 1953-1955; from assistant professor to professor Assyriology, University of California at Berkeley, 1956-1963, department chairman Near Eastern languages, 1961-1965. William Laffan professor Assyriology and Babylonian literature Yale, 1965.

Achievements

• Jacob Joel Finkelstein has been listed as a noteworthy educator, Orientalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Guggenhelm fellow, 1955-1956. Member American School Oriental Research, American Oriental Society (associate editor journal, 1961-1964).

Connections

Father:

Morris Finkelstein

Mother:

Augusta (Liebhart) Finkelstein