David Fintz Altabé
David Fintz Altabé (1929–2008), was an internationally known scholar and poet specializing in Judeo-Spanish literature and Sephardic culture. He served twice as President of the American Society of Sephardic Studies as well as Vice-President of the American Association of Jewish Friends of Turkey. He also was on the Sephardic Council of Overseers and taught Spanish at the Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York where he was honored as professor emeritus.
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David Fintz Altabé
- Name
- David Fintz Altabé
- Born
- 1929
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Died
- 2008
- Place of death
- Tampa, Florida
- Education
- Columbia University
- Occupation
- * Scholar
- Nationality
- United States.
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David Fintz Altabé (1929–2008), was an internationally known scholar and poet specializing in Judeo-Spanish literature and Sephardic culture. He served twice as President of the American Society of Sephardic Studies as well as Vice-President of the American Association of Jewish Friends of Turkey. He also was on the Sephardic Council of Overseers and taught Spanish at the Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York where he was honored as professor emeritus.
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He was born in New York City to Sephardic parents of Turkish origin and died in November 2008.
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• Name — David Fintz Altabé • Born — 1929 • Birthplace — New York City • Died — 2008 • Place of death — Tampa, Florida • Education — Columbia University • Occupation — * Scholar • poet • professor • Children — 2
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• Sadacca, Haim Vitali. Un Ramo de Poemas: A Bouquet of Poems. Translated by David Fintz Altabé. New York: Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture, 2009. • Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo. Symphony of Love: Las Rimas. Translated by David Fintz Altabé and Joan Altabé. Long Beach, New York: Regina, 1974.
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1929
David Fintz Altabé born at New York City.
2008
David Fintz Altabé died at New York City.
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