Karel van der Toorn
Born	1956  The Hague
Occupation	University teacher
Employer	University of Amsterdam

Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague) ^[1] is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor since 1998 and until he became the chairman of the Board.^{[ citation needed]}

Van der Toorn previously taught at Utrecht University and Leiden University. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French National Order of Merit. ^[2]

Works

• Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible; co-editor. 1995, 1999.
• Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible. Cambridge, Mass., 2007, Harvard University Press ISBN  978-0-674-03254-5

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