Aron Gurevich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aron Gurevich

Russian historian

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1924

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2006

Profession: medievalist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Aron Yakovlevich Gurevich (also spelled Aaron Gurevich Russian: ???´? ?´???????? ????´???; May 12, 1924, Moscow – August 5, 2006, Moscow) was a Russian medievalist historian, working on the European culture of the Middle Ages. Gurevich's work was informed by Jacques Le Goff and Georges Duby, and he considered himself a member of their Annales School.
He was also influenced by ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin, challenging some of them at the same time.
Gurevich's work was considered anti-Marxist and met with hostility in the Soviet Union, but enjoyed support abroad among the Annales School, although he was not allowed to travel abroad before Perestroika.