Dan Ben-Amos

Israeli-American folklorist (1934–2023)
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Dan Ben-Amos

Summary

Dan Ben-Amos is a human[1]. His place of birth was Israel[2]. He was born on September 3, 1934[3]. He passed away in Philadelphia[4]. He died on March 26, 2023[5]. He worked as a semiotician[6], folklorist[7], and university teacher[8]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Israel[2], Dan Ben-Amos…
  • Dan Ben-Amos's place of birth was Jaffa[10].
  • Dan Ben-Amos died in Philadelphia[4].
  • Dan Ben-Amos was born on September 3, 1934[3].
  • Dan Ben-Amos died on March 26, 2023[5].
  • Dan Ben-Amos held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Dan Ben-Amos worked as a semiotician[6].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's professions included folklorist[7].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's field of work was Jewish folklore[12].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's field of work was oral literature[13].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's field of work was folkloristics[14].
  • Dan Ben-Amos was employed by University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's education included a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16].
  • Dan Ben-Amos was educated at Indiana University[17].
  • Dan Ben-Amos received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Dan Ben-Amos was a member of University of Pennsylvania Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations[19].
  • Dan Ben-Amos is recorded as male[20].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's given name is recorded as Dan[22].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's official website is recorded as http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/faculty/dbamos[23].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[25].
  • Dan Ben-Amos's Academia.edu profile URL is recorded as https://independent.academia.edu/DanBenAmos[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Israel[2], a Mediterranean country[27], in Israel[28], founded in 1948[29] and Jaffa[10], a city[30], in Mandatory Palestine[31]. Dan Ben-Amos was born on September 3, 1934[3].

Education

Educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16], a university[32], in Israel[33], founded in 1918[34], headquartered in Jerusalem[35] and Indiana University[17], a state university system[36], in United States[37], founded in 1820[38], headquartered in Bloomington[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include semiotician[6], folklorist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include Jewish folklore[12], a folklore by ethnic group[40]; oral literature[13], a literary genre[41]; and folkloristics[14], a branch of anthropology[42]. Among Dan Ben-Amos's employers was University of Pennsylvania[15].

Recognition

Dan Ben-Amos received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

Death and Burial

Dan Ben-Amos died on March 26, 2023[5]. He died in Philadelphia[4].

Why It Matters

Dan Ben-Amos is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

FAQs

Where was Dan Ben-Amos born?

Dan Ben-Amos was born in Israel[2].

Where did Dan Ben-Amos die?

Dan Ben-Amos died in Philadelphia[4].

What did Dan Ben-Amos do for work?

Dan Ben-Amos worked as semiotician[6], folklorist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Dan Ben-Amos go to school?

Dan Ben-Amos was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[16] and Indiana University[17].

What awards did Dan Ben-Amos receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . nelc.sas.upenn.edu. nelc.sas.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nelc.sas.upenn.edu. nelc.sas.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . nelc.sas.upenn.edu. nelc.sas.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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