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Ignace Gelb

American historian (1907-1985) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 78

Ignace Jay Gelb was a Polish-American Assyriologist who pioneered the scientific study of writing systems.

Ignace Gelb is read about 12 times a day, in 12 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Also in Deutsch

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1960

Fellow of the British Academy

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Country

United States