Marcel Simon (historian)

Marcel Simon (10 April 1907 in Husseren-Wesserling – 26 October 1986 in Strasbourg) was a French specialist in the history of religions, particularly relations between Christianity and Judaism in antiquity. Simon received an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University in 1980.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Marcel Simon.
Marcel Simon
Born(1907-04-10)10 April 1907
Husseren-Wesserling, France
Died26 October 1986(1986-10-26) (aged 79)
Strasbourg, France
NationalityFrench
Occupationhistorian
Known forhistory of religions
Notable workVerus Israel

His major work, Verus Israel, was published in 1948; it has been described as 'seminal'.[2]

He was closely associated with Henri Marrou, appreciating his layman's approach to Vatican II.

Notes
  1. "Honorary Doctors of the Faculty of Theology - Uppsala University, Sweden". www.uu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  2. Listening to Trypho: Justin Martyr's Dialogue Reconsidered


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