Background
Obermann, Julian Joel was born on June 14, 1888 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Judah Leo and Rachel (Weidenfeld) Obermann.
Obermann, Julian Joel was born on June 14, 1888 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Judah Leo and Rachel (Weidenfeld) Obermann.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Vienna, 1915.
Came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1931. Professor University of Hamburg, 1919-1923. Professor Semitic philology, Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City, 1923-1931.
Visiting professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1929-1930.
Professor Semitic languages, Yale, since 1933. Company-editor, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1933-1936.
Director Judaica research, Yale, since 1944. Editor-in-chief Yale Judaica Series, since 1944, Sterling professor of Semitic Languages since 1950.
Member Oriental Society, Society Biblical Literature, Linguistic Society, Archaeological Institute American, Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences.