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Ben-Ami Scharfstein

Israeli philosophy scholar (1919-2019)
Person Human Q7033637

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 12, 1919, 1919[6]
Date of death
December 12, 2019, December 1, 2019[7]
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
Israel, United States[10][11]
Occupation
lexicographer, philosopher
Father
Zevi Scharfstein[9]
Doctoral student
Ruth Lorand[13]
Place of burial
Yarkon Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ben-Ami Scharfstein en Ben-ʿAmi Sharfshṭain cs Ben Scharfstein he בן-עמי שרפשטיין ru Бен-Ами Шарфштейн
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
000000011082735X
VIAF cluster ID
110449864
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80097245
GND ID
136365175
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BIBSYS ID
90369387
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12157443q
CANTIC ID
981061108667006706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11162374
CiNii Research ID
1140845216605161472
IdRef ID
030087678
J9U entity ID
987007267634505171
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
136365175
KBR person ID
14526237
Kallías ID
PE00476032
LMHL author ID
04048
LibraryThing author ID
scharfsteinbenami
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03487502
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000604859
NUKAT ID
n00096884
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000117274
National Library of Latvia ID
000061141
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1114430
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068899920
Open Library ID
OL120312A
Parsifal cluster ID
308624
RERO ID (legacy)
A003792833
Teresianum authority ID
213136
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXJqMbyW4Ty7jcWmBVmd

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Summary

Ben-Ami Scharfstein was born on April 12, 1919[1], in New York City[2]. He died on December 12, 2019[3]. He worked as a lexicographer[4] and philosopher[5].

FAQs

Where was Ben-Ami Scharfstein born?

Ben-Ami Scharfstein's place of birth was New York City[2].

Who were Ben-Ami Scharfstein's parents?

Ben-Ami Scharfstein's father was Zevi Scharfstein[9].

What did Ben-Ami Scharfstein do for work?

Ben-Ami Scharfstein worked as a lexicographer[4] and philosopher[5].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · שילוני · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Zevi Scharfstein
    "Created claim: Father: Zevi Scharfstein"
  2. 15w ago · Bargioni · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IdRef ID → 030087678
    National Library of Latvia ID → 000061141
    RERO ID (legacy) → A003792833
    WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJmXJqMbyW4Ty7jcWmBVmd
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Teresianum authority ID: 213136, Matched to Ben-Ami Scharfstein (#139250880) in Teresianum a…"
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