Yehoshua Blau

Israeli linguist of Semitic languages (1919–2020)
Person human Q2402627

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23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male
Date of birth
September 22, 1919
Date of death
October 20, 2020
Place of birth
Cluj-Napoca
Place of death
Jerusalem
Country of citizenship
Israel[9]
Position held
President of the Academy of the Hebrew Language[16]
Doctoral advisor
David Hartwig Baneth[18]
Doctoral student
Joseph Sadan, Aryeh Levin
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hebrew, Arabic, Hungarian
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Blau
Given name
Yehoshua
Name in native language
יהושע בלאו
P14611
132594
Professorship
professor
Subject has role
centenarian
🏷️ Also known as
en Joshua Blau en Yehoshua Blau ar يوشع بلاو ar جوشوا بلاو cs Jehošua Bloj cs Joshua Blau cs Josua Blau cs Yehoshua Blau cs Jehoshua Blau cs Jehošua ben Pinchas Blau cs Jehošua Blau fa بلاو، یوشع، ۱۹۱۹ - م. fr Joshua Blau he יהושע בלאו ru Блау, Иехошуа ru Иехошуа Блау
🔖 Identifiers · 58
VIAF cluster ID
73893044
Library of Congress authority ID
n81108626
GND ID
119537893
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yehoshua Blau.jpg ↗
Academia.edu profile URL
huji.academia.edu
Angelicum ID
44702
BIBSYS ID
90589844
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BlauJoshua1919-
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
18503
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12158018n
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11264670
CiNii Research ID
1140563741797473920
DDB person (GND) ID
119537893
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119537893
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
27442
EBAF authority ID
312
FAST ID
79579
FactGrid item ID
Jarek Habekov
Freebase ID
/m/05vj73h
Geni.com profile ID
6000000013498385306
IdRef ID
030095301
IxTheo authority ID
080354475
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
10651
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119537893
Libraries Australia ID
36305601
Libris-URI
20dhnkrl3jbmm8z
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03106096
NE.se ID
joshua-blau
NL CR AUT ID
ola20241222189
NLA Trove people ID
1244347
NLAI ID
24430
NSZL (VIAF) ID
000000026925
NSZL name authority ID
115551
NUKAT ID
n98025614
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000021642
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007258598405171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX859197
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069305641
PUG authority ID
4725
Parsifal cluster ID
170206
Persée author ID
268324
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1407205, 438885
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
8956
RERO ID (legacy)
A003013273
RedBA Granada authority ID
65976
SBN author ID
SBLV108662
SELIBR ID
350268
SHARE Catalogue author ID
231961
Teresianum authority ID
84340
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058522493606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1075919
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10167622
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/189240
Wellcome Collection concept ID
r3jrhe73
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcrfCxFpqpBjkvQTfcQMP

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Award received 4
Occupation 4
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Member of 3
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
FactGrid item ID 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Professorship 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Yehoshua Blau was born in Cluj-Napoca[1]. He was born on September 22, 1919[2]. He died in Jerusalem[3]. He died on October 20, 2020[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], Hebraist[7], and arabist[8].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include linguistics[10], an academic discipline[26]; study of the Hebrew language[11], an academic discipline[27]; Hebrew[12], a natural language[28], in Israel[29], founded in -1500[30]; Arabic studies[13], a field of study[31]; Arabic[14], a language[32], in Egypt[33]; and biblical studies[15], an academic discipline[34]. Doctoral students include Joseph Sadan[35], a literary theorist[36], 1939–2025[37], of Israel[38] and Aryeh Levin[39], a linguist[40], 1937–2023[41], of Israel[42], awarded the Israel Prize[43], specialised in linguistics[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Israel Prize[19], an award[45], in Israel[46], founded in 1953[47]; honorary citizenship[20], a type of award[48]; Rothschild Prize[21], a science award[49], in Israel[50], founded in 1959[51]; and honorary doctorate from INALCO[22], an award[52], in France[53].

FAQs

Where was Yehoshua Blau born?

Yehoshua Blau's place of birth was Cluj-Napoca[1].

Where did Yehoshua Blau die?

Yehoshua Blau passed away in Jerusalem[3].

What did Yehoshua Blau do for work?

Yehoshua Blau worked as linguist[5], university teacher[6], Hebraist[7], and arabist[8].

What awards did Yehoshua Blau receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize[19], honorary citizenship[20], Rothschild Prize[21], and honorary doctorate from INALCO[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . blau.huji.ac.il. blau.huji.ac.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Israel Hayom. Retrieved . israelhayom.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  4. [16] ↑ . hebrew-academy.org.il. Retrieved . hebrew-academy.org.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . israelhayom.co.il. israelhayom.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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