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Kristeller, Paul Oskar
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1905-1999
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Paul Oskar Kristeller was a renowned philosopher, born into a Jewish family in Berlin on 22 May 1905. When the Nazi's came to power in the 1930s Kristeller moved to teach in the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy (1935-38). He later emigrated to the United States and lectured in philosophy at Yale University in 1939 and Columbia University 1939-68. He married in 1940 to Dr. Edith Lewinnek.
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Philosopher, Professor
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John Monfasani, the Independent, Obituary: Professor Paul Oskar Kristeller, published 23 July 1999.