Joseph Klausner
Jewish historian (1874-1958) · Israel · On the map · Writers · Died at 84
Joseph Gedaliah Klausner , was a Lithuanian-born Israeli historian and professor of Hebrew literature. He was the chief redactor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica. He was a candidate for president in the first Israeli presidential election in 1949, losing to Chaim Weizmann.
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1958Died27 October 1958Israel PrizeAward1954Honorary Doctor of the Hebrew University of JerusalemAward1949Bialik PrizeAward1874Born14 August 1874
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Klausner was the great-uncle of Israeli author Amos Oz.
Country
Israel
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1874 to 1958 · aged 84
