death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
new york city 2008 new york city american 1929 david fintz altabé
 david fintz altabé scholar and poet
david fintz altabé

david fintz altabé -lrb- 1929 -- 2008 -rrb- , was an internationally known scholar and poet specializing in judeo-spanish literature and sephardic culture .
he served twice as president of the american society of sephardic studies as well as vice-president of the american association of jewish friends of turkey .
he also was on the sephardic council of overseers and taught spanish at the city university of new york where he was honored as professor emeritus .
he was born in new york city to sephardic parents of turkish origin and died in november 2008 .
