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Current Member

Amy Elizabeth Singer

Patricia Crone Member

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of study

Ottoman history, charity in Islam, the history of philanthropy, agrarian history, food in history

Home institution

Brandeis University
Amy Singer is completing a book on the history of Edirne (Byzantine Adrianople) as the second Ottoman capital city, prior to move to Constantinople/Istanbul. She is also developing a new project entitled Ottoman Diasporas in New England.

Visits

Member
School of Historical Studies
Member
School of Historical Studies

Degrees

Princeton University
Ph.D.
1989

Appointments

Dept. of History, Brandeis University
2019
Hassenfeld Chair in Islamic Studies
Dept. of Middle Eastern & African History, Tel Aviv University
1989–2019
Professor