Joseph L. Blau
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Joseph Leon Blau was an American scholar of Jewish history and philosophy.
, where he studied under Salo Wittmayer Baron
. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1931, his master's in 1933, and his Ph.D. in 1944, all from Columbia. Blau taught at Columbia from 1944-1977 and was chair of its Department of Religion from 1968-1977.
Blau was one of the signers of A Secular Humanist Declaration
in 1980. He was a foreign member of the British Academy
.
He died in 1986 in Riverdale, New York.
Biography
Blau was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, where he studied under Salo Wittmayer Baron
Salo Wittmayer Baron
Salo Wittmayer Baron was an American historian of Polish-Austrian Jewish ancestry and the most noted historian of the Jews of his generation. Baron taught at Columbia University from 1930 until his retirement in 1963....
. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1931, his master's in 1933, and his Ph.D. in 1944, all from Columbia. Blau taught at Columbia from 1944-1977 and was chair of its Department of Religion from 1968-1977.
Blau was one of the signers of A Secular Humanist Declaration
A Secular Humanist Declaration
A Secular Humanist Declaration was an argument for and statement of support for democratic secular humanism. The document was issued in 1980 by The Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism , now the Council for Secular Humanism...
in 1980. He was a foreign member of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
.
He died in 1986 in Riverdale, New York.