Deborah Lifchitz

Polish-French ethnologist and linguist, expert on Ethiopian languages and cultures
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Deborah Lifchitz

Summary

Deborah Lifchitz is a human[1]. She was born in Kharkiv[2]. She was born on June 5, 1907[3]. She died in Auschwitz[4]. She died on October 1942[5]. She worked as a linguist[6], ethnologist[7], and Ethiopist[8]. She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Deborah Lifchitz was born in Kharkiv[2].
  • Deborah Lifchitz passed away in Auschwitz[4].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was born on June 5, 1907[3].
  • Deborah Lifchitz died on October 1942[5].
  • Deborah Lifchitz held citizenship in France[10].
  • Deborah Lifchitz held citizenship in Russian Empire[11].
  • Deborah Lifchitz held citizenship in Second Polish Republic[12].
  • Deborah Lifchitz is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[13].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's professions included linguist[6].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's professions included ethnologist[7].
  • Deborah Lifchitz worked as an Ethiopist[8].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's field of work was Ethiopian Semitic[14].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's field of work was magic and religion[15].
  • Among Deborah Lifchitz's employers was Musée de l'Homme[16].
  • Among Deborah Lifchitz's employers was École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[17].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was educated at Lycée Français de Varsovie[18].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's education included a stint at École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[19].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was educated at Faculty of Arts of Paris[20].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was educated at École pratique des hautes études[21].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was a member of French Resistance[22].
  • Deborah Lifchitz was a member of Réseau du musée de l'Homme[23].
  • Deborah Lifchitz is recorded as female[24].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's family name is recorded as Lifchitz[26].
  • Deborah Lifchitz's family name is recorded as Lifszyc[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Kharkiv[2], Deborah Lifchitz… she was born on June 5, 1907[3]. She is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[13].

Education

Educated at Lycée Français de Varsovie[18], a French school abroad[28], in Poland[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Warsaw[31]; École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[19], an educational institution[32], in France[33], founded in 1795[34]; Faculty of Arts of Paris[20], a faculty[35], in France[36], founded in 1808[37]; and École pratique des hautes études[21], a grand établissement[38], in France[39], founded in 1868[40], headquartered in Paris[41]. Deborah Lifchitz studied under Marcel Cohen[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[6], ethnologist[7], and Ethiopist[8]. Fields of work include Ethiopian Semitic[14], a language family[43], in Ethiopia[44] and magic and religion[15]. Employers include Musée de l'Homme[16], a museum[45], in France[46], founded in 1937[47] and École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[17], an educational institution[48], in France[49], founded in 1795[50].

Death and Burial

Deborah Lifchitz died on October 1942[5]. She passed away in Auschwitz[4].

Why It Matters

Deborah Lifchitz has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Deborah Lifchitz born?

Born in Kharkiv[2], Deborah Lifchitz…

Where did Deborah Lifchitz die?

Deborah Lifchitz died in Auschwitz[4].

What did Deborah Lifchitz do for work?

Deborah Lifchitz worked as linguist[6], ethnologist[7], and Ethiopist[8].

Where did Deborah Lifchitz go to school?

Deborah Lifchitz was educated at Lycée Français de Varsovie[18], École nationale des langues orientales vivantes[19], Faculty of Arts of Paris[20], and École pratique des hautes études[21].

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  2. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . journals.openedition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  21. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country of citizenship France, Russian Empire, Second Polish Republic
    Member of French Resistance, Réseau du musée de l'Homme
    Given name Deborah
    Student of Marcel Cohen
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