Isaiah Tishby

Israeli philosopher (1908-1992)
Person human Q7213239

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 31, 1908
Date of death
March 15, 1992
Place of death
Jerusalem
Country of citizenship
Israel[8]
Occupation
philosopher, poet
Doctoral advisor
Gershom Scholem[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hebrew, Hungarian
Birth name
Sándor Schwartz
Family name
Tishby
Place of burial
Har HaMenuchot[6]
Pseudonym
Elihu Kedar, אליהוא קידר
🏷️ Also known as
en Isaiah Tishby en Schwartz Sándor ar يشعيا تيشبي cs Isaie Tishby cs Ješajahu ben Naftali Cvi Tišbi cs Ješaja Tišbi cs Sándor Schwartz cs Yeshayah Tishbi cs Elijahu Kedar cs Elihu Kedar fr Isaïah Tishby he ישעיהו תשבי he ישעיה תשבי he שאנדור שוורץ ro Yeshayahu Tishbi ru Йешаяху Тишби ru Тишби, Йешаяху ru Шандор Шварц ru Шварц, Шандор uk Єшаягу Тішбі
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
2604729, 26083949
Library of Congress authority ID
n83066317, n86066007
GND ID
124407501
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Isaiah Tishby.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90618592
Babelio author ID
371214
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
129909548
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11263410
CiNii Research ID
1140845216644685824
FAST ID
112769
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Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122v3s8_
IdRef ID
057176116
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14114
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
124407501
LMHL author ID
00215
Libraries Australia ID
61544232
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06122860
NL CR AUT ID
skuk0005619
NUKAT ID
n98044481
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000131630, 005327916
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007268934705171, 987008911185005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX991764
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074581198
Parsifal cluster ID
50705
RERO ID (legacy)
A000162534
SBN author ID
RMSV807561
SHARE Catalogue author ID
649305
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058611556506706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjMfKKQb83H74tJ3Dxw9WC

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Award received 5
Field of work 5
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Occupation 2
Child 1
Children (paternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Instance of 1
Place of burial 1
Sex or gender 1
Students 1
Work location 1
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Summary

Isaiah Tishby was born on August 31, 1908[1]. He died in Jerusalem[2]. He died on March 15, 1992[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4] and poet[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include philosophy[9], an academic discipline[24]; Jewish mysticism[10]; Kabbalah[11]; Jewish ethics[12]; and poetry[13], a literary form[25]. Doctoral students include Mosheh Halamish[21], a university teacher[26], b. 1937[27], of Israel[28], specialised in Kabbalah[29]; Mordechai Pachter[22], a university teacher[30], b. 1935[31], of Israel[32], specialised in Jewish studies[33]; and Jacob Elbaum[23], a writer[34], b. 1939[35], of Israel[36], specialised in Hebrew literature[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Bialik Prize[15], a literary award[38], in Israel[39], founded in 1933[40], headquartered in Tel Aviv[41]; Israel Prize[16], an award[42], in Israel[43], founded in 1953[44]; Rothschild Prize[17], a science award[45], in Israel[46], founded in 1959[47]; Kaplun Prize[18], an award[48], in Israel[49], founded in 1969[50]; and Gershom Shalom Award[19], an award[51], in Israel[52], founded in 1991[53].

FAQs

Where did Isaiah Tishby die?

Isaiah Tishby passed away in Jerusalem[2].

What did Isaiah Tishby do for work?

Isaiah Tishby worked as philosopher[4] and poet[5].

What awards did Isaiah Tishby receive?

Honors received include Bialik Prize[15], Israel Prize[16], Rothschild Prize[17], and Kaplun Prize[18].

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    Occupation → philosopher, poet
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