Gideon Toury

Israeli literary and translation scholar
Person human Q12404865
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Gideon Toury

Summary

Gideon Toury is a human[1]. He was born in Haifa[2]. He was born on June 6, 1942[3]. He died in Tel Aviv[4]. He died on October 4, 2016[5]. He worked as a translator[6], university teacher[7], literary theorist[8], linguist[9], and translation scholar[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Haifa[2], Gideon Toury…
  • Gideon Toury passed away in Tel Aviv[4].
  • Gideon Toury was born on June 6, 1942[3].
  • Gideon Toury died on October 4, 2016[5].
  • Gideon Toury's father was Jacob Toury[12].
  • Gideon Toury held citizenship in Israel[13].
  • Gideon Toury's professions included translator[6].
  • Gideon Toury's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Gideon Toury's professions included literary theorist[8].
  • Gideon Toury's professions included linguist[9].
  • Gideon Toury worked as a translation scholar[10].
  • Gideon Toury's field of work was linguistics[14].
  • Gideon Toury's field of work was translation studies[15].
  • Gideon Toury's field of work was translation[16].
  • Gideon Toury's field of work was comparative literature[17].
  • Gideon Toury was employed by Tel Aviv University[18].
  • Gideon Toury's education included a stint at Tel Aviv University[19].
  • Gideon Toury is recorded as male[20].
  • Gideon Toury's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Gideon Toury's Commons category is recorded as Gideon Toury[22].
  • Gideon Toury's family name is recorded as Toury[23].
  • Gideon Toury's given name is recorded as Gideon[24].
  • Gideon Toury's work location is recorded as Tel Aviv University[25].
  • Gideon Toury's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[26].
  • Gideon Toury's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Gideon Toury's place of birth was Haifa[2]. He was born on June 6, 1942[3]. His father was Jacob Toury[12].

Education

Gideon Toury was educated at Tel Aviv University[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include translator[6], university teacher[7], literary theorist[8], linguist[9], and translation scholar[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[14], an academic discipline[28]; translation studies[15], an academic discipline[29]; translation[16], an academic major[30]; and comparative literature[17], an academic major[31]. Gideon Toury was employed by Tel Aviv University[18].

Death and Burial

Gideon Toury died on October 4, 2016[5]. He died in Tel Aviv[4].

Why It Matters

Gideon Toury ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Gideon Toury born?

Gideon Toury's place of birth was Haifa[2].

Where did Gideon Toury die?

Gideon Toury passed away in Tel Aviv[4].

Who were Gideon Toury's parents?

Gideon Toury's father was Jacob Toury[12].

What did Gideon Toury do for work?

Gideon Toury worked as translator[6], university teacher[7], literary theorist[8], linguist[9], and translation scholar[10].

Where did Gideon Toury go to school?

Gideon Toury was educated at Tel Aviv University[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . est-translationstudies.org. est-translationstudies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. est-translationstudies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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