Dr. Amos Funkenstein (1937-1995). Jewish
historical scholar, author of such works as Perceptions of Jewish History from Antiquity to
the Present (Tel Aviv, 1991). Probably
nowhere near as cool as his name implies.
"I follow the late scholar of Jewish thought, Dr. Funkenstein, in defining historical
consciousness as a useful and neglected middle term in this debate"
- Susan A. Crane, 'Writing the
Individual Back into
Collective Memory', The American Historical Review, 102, 5 (Dec 1997), p.1373.