David Biale

1949 -

languages spoken, written or signed: English, Latin, French, German, Yiddish, Hebrew

educated at: Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of California, Los Angeles

occupation: academic, university teacher, historian

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, National Jewish Book Award

David Biale is an American historian specializing in Jewish history. Biale earned a degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, and remained at the institution to complete a master's degree in modern European history in 1972. During his doctoral studies, Biale specialized in Jewish history, and obtained a Ph.D. in the subject from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1977. Between 1986 and 1999, Biale was the Koret Professor of Jewish History and director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union. He subsequently joined the University of California, Davis, as Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History. Biale received a Guggenhem fellowship in 1999. Source: Wikipedia (en)