Jacob Leib Talmon (; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 1980) was a Polish-born Israeli historian and Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Talmon died in Jerusalem on June 16, 1980, two days after his 64th birthday.

Awards

In 1957, Talmon was awarded the Israel Prize for social sciences.

Major works

  • ; vol. 2: 1960
  • The Nature of Jewish History-Its Universal Significance, 1957
  • Political Messianism – The Romantic Phase, 1960
  • The Unique and The Universal, 1965
  • Romanticism and Revolt, 1967
  • Israel among the Nations, 1968
  • The Age of Violence, 1974
  • The Myth of Nation and Vision of Revolution – The Origins of Ideological Polarization in the 20th Century, 1981
  • The Riddle of the Present and the Cunning of History, 2000 (Hebrew, p.m.)

See also

  • Totalitarian democracy
  • List of Israel Prize recipients

References

  • Two Statements on the Mid-East War, 1973
  • Arie Dubnov, 'A tale of trees and crooked timbers: Jacob Talmon and Isaiah Berlin on the question of Jewish Nationalism', History of European Ideas, Vol. 34, No. 2
  • Arie Dubnov, 'Priest or Jester? Jacob L. Talmon (1916-1980) on History and Intellectual engagement (Introduction essay)', History of European Ideas, Vol. 34, No. 2