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Norman Itzkowitz (May 6, 1931 – January 20, 2019) was an American academic who was a professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He was an Ottoman historian who brought perception of psychoanalysis into Near Eastern Studies. Itzkowitz was also the Master of Wilson College at Princeton from 1975 to 1989. While doing this, he assisted the students in developing leadership skills in running the social, cultural, and academic aspects of the college's life. Out of all of his awards, his most meaningful one was the Buitoni Scholarship in 1952. This enabled him to study at the University for Foreigners Perugia, where he gained cultural and academic experience. Itzkowitz published many books and articles on The Ottoman Empire and Near Eastern studies. Much of Itzkowitz's work is collaborative, he did much of his studies with Robert Roswell Palmer, Gordon Craig, Cyril E. Black, his Ottoman history mentor Lewis V. Thomas and psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Vamık Volkan. Stuyvesant High School, New York City, 1946–49 CCNY, 1949–53, B.A., 1953 University of Perugia for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy, Summer 1952 Princeton University, 1953–59, M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1959 National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, member-in-training, 1972–80 Norman Itzkowitz was born into a Jewish working-class family in New York City. His father ran a sewing machine in a factory for children's clothing. Norman was the youngest of three; he had a sister who is six years older and a brother who is three years older. Both his brother and sister have doctoral degrees. Norman married Leonore Krauss on June 13, 1954. He died at the age of 87 in January 2019. Princeton University, Instructor, Departments of History and Oriental Studies, 1958–61 Assistant Professor, Oriental Studies 1961-66 Associate Professor, Near Eastern Studies 1966-73 Professor, Near Eastern Studies, 1973- Master, Wilson College, 1975–1989 Visiting Appointments: CCNY, Summer 1959 Teachers College, Columbia University, 1964 New York University, 1969; 1972; 1974; Summer, 1985 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1970 University of British Columbia, Summer 1971 Cunard Lines, Lecturer, May 1991, Black Sea Cruise MS.