Hayim Tadmor

Hayim Tadmor
חיים תדמור
Hayim Tadmor
Born18 November 1923
Harbin, Manchuria, China
Died11 December 2005(2005-12-11) (aged 82)
Jerusalem, Israel
Alma materHebrew University
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago
Known forFounder of Assyriology in Israel
SpouseMiriam Tadmor
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsAssyriology, Biblical studies, Ancient history

Hayim Tadmor (born Frumstein) (Hebrew: חיים תדמור; November 18, 1923, Harbin, China–December 11, 2005, Jerusalem) was a leading Israeli Assyriologist. As a student of Benno Landsberger and Sidney Smith, his knowledge was grounded in immediate knowledge and experience that went back to the earliest years of Assyriology.

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