Haggai Ben-Shammai

Israeli orientalist
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Summary

Haggai Ben-Shammai was born on January 1, 1939[1], in Tel Aviv[2]. He has worked as an orientalist[3], university teacher[4], arabist[5], Judaic scholar[6], and historian[7]. He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Jaffa[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Israel[10]
  • Field of work: Arabic literature[11], Arabic studies[12], Arabic[13], Jewish studies[14], Jewish history[15], Jewish philosophy[16], biblical criticism[17], Islamic theology[18], national library[19], history of Judaism[20]
  • Educated at: Hebrew University of Jerusalem[21]
  • Doctoral advisor: Shlomo Pines[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Hagai Ben-Shamai[24]
  • Given name: Chagai[25]
  • Work location: Bar-Ilan University[26], Jerusalem[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[28], Arabic[29]
  • Number of children: 4[30]

FAQs

Where was Haggai Ben-Shammai born?

Haggai Ben-Shammai was born in Tel Aviv[2].

What did Haggai Ben-Shammai do for work?

Haggai Ben-Shammai worked as an orientalist[3], university teacher[4], arabist[5], Judaic scholar[6], and historian[7].

Where did Haggai Ben-Shammai go to school?

Haggai Ben-Shammai was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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