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Alexander Kazhdan

Soviet historian and Byzantine Empire specialist (1922-1997) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 74

Alexander Petrovich Kazhdan was a Soviet and American Byzantinist. Among his publications was the three-volume Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, a comprehensive encyclopedic work containing more than 5,000 entries.

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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 102 days, one point a day.

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Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1990

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1997 · aged 74