Iris Shagrir

Iris Shargir (Hebrew: איריס שגריר) is an Israeli historian, professor of the Open University of Israel, with the interests in Middle Ages, specifically, the history of Crusades and pilgrimage, relations between the three Abrahamic religions, as well as the history of personal names in the Middle Ages. Since 2022 she is member of the Israeli Council for Higher Education. She was head of the Department of History, Philosophy and Jewish Studies of the Open University. Her distinctions include fellowship in the Royal Historical Society and lifetime membership of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.