Hichem Djaït

Tunisian historian, islamic studies scholar and academic (1935-2021)
Person human Q390272
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Hichem Djaït

Summary

Hichem Djaït is a human[1]. He was born in Tunis[2]. He was born on December 6, 1935[3]. He died on June 1, 2021[4]. He worked as a historian[5], Islamicist[6], and academic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hichem Djaït was born in Tunis[2].
  • Hichem Djaït was born on December 6, 1935[3].
  • Hichem Djaït died on June 1, 2021[4].
  • Hichem Djaït held citizenship in Tunisia[9].
  • Arabic was Hichem Djaït's native language[10].
  • Hichem Djaït worked as a historian[5].
  • Hichem Djaït's professions included Islamicist[6].
  • Hichem Djaït worked as an academic[7].
  • Hichem Djaït held the position of chairperson[11].
  • Hichem Djaït was employed by University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • Among Hichem Djaït's employers was Tunis University[13].
  • Among Hichem Djaït's employers was McGill University[14].
  • Among Hichem Djaït's employers was École pratique des hautes études[15].
  • Hichem Djaït's education included a stint at Sadiki College[16].
  • Hichem Djaït was educated at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[17].
  • Hichem Djaït's doctoral advisor was Claude Cahen[18].
  • Hichem Djaït received the Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Hichem Djaït received the Al Owais Award[20].
  • Hichem Djaït's religion is recorded as Islam[21].
  • Hichem Djaït is recorded as male[22].
  • Hichem Djaït's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Hichem Djaït earned the academic degree of doctorate in France[24].
  • Hichem Djaït's family name is recorded as Djaït[25].
  • Hichem Djaït's given name is recorded as Hichem[26].
  • Hichem Djaït's relative is recorded as Youssef Djaït[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hichem Djaït was born in Tunis[2]. He was born on December 6, 1935[3]. Arabic was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Sadiki College[16], a school[28], in Tunisia[29], founded in 1875[30] and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[17], a university in France[31], in France[32], founded in 1971[33], headquartered in 5th arrondissement of Paris[34]. Hichem Djaït's doctoral advisor was Claude Cahen[18]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate in France[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5], Islamicist[6], and academic[7]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[12], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1868[37], headquartered in Berkeley[38]; Tunis University[13], a university[39], in Tunisia[40], founded in 1960[41]; McGill University[14], a public research university[42], in Canada[43], founded in 1821[44], headquartered in Montreal[45]; and École pratique des hautes études[15], a grand établissement[46], in France[47], founded in 1868[48], headquartered in Paris[49]. Hichem Djaït held the position of chairperson[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences[19] and Al Owais Award[20], an award[50], founded in 1988[51].

Personal Life

Hichem Djaït's religion is recorded as Islam[21].

Death and Burial

Hichem Djaït died on June 1, 2021[4].

Why It Matters

Hichem Djaït ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Hichem Djaït born?

Hichem Djaït's place of birth was Tunis[2].

What did Hichem Djaït do for work?

Hichem Djaït worked as historian[5], Islamicist[6], and academic[7].

Where did Hichem Djaït go to school?

Hichem Djaït was educated at Sadiki College[16] and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne[17].

What awards did Hichem Djaït receive?

Honors received include Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences[19] and Al Owais Award[20].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . kapitalis.com. kapitalis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hichem Djaït. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hichem-dja-t
MLA “Hichem Djaït.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hichem-dja-t.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hichem-dja-t_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hichem Djaït}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hichem-dja-t}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Hichem Djaït — https://4ort.xyz/entity/hichem-dja-t (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hichem-dja-t · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14h ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Redba granada authority id 93792
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13019]]: 93792, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259265|batch #259265]]"
  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Hichem
    Instance of human
    Religion or worldview Islam
    Sex or gender male
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.