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Wolf Leslau

Polish-Jewish, American linguist
Person human Q215775

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
November 14, 1906, 1906[8]
Date of death
November 18, 2006, 2006[9]
Place of birth
Krzepice
Place of death
Fullerton
Country of citizenship
United States, Poland[10][11]
Occupation
linguist, university teacher, Semitist
Employer
University of California, Los Angeles, Asia Institute, Brandeis University, École libre des hautes études[15][16][17][18]
Field of work
linguistics, linguistics research, Semitic[12][13][14]
Educated at
University of Paris, University of Vienna[19][20]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[21]
Doctoral student
Yigal Yannai[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Archives at
UCLA Library Special Collections[25]
Family name
Leslau[26]
Given name
Wolf[27]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22]
Oral history at
UCLA Center for Oral History Research[30]
P14688
40428
Subject has role
centenarian[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wolf Leslau ar وولف ليسلو ar وولف ليسالو he וולף לסלו he וולף לסלאו he לעסלוי, וואלף ru Вольф Леслау ru Леслау, Вольф
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000110811390
VIAF cluster ID
108580550
Library of Congress authority ID
n50050433
GND ID
11872777X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Wolf leslau.gif ↗
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/65070
BIBSYS ID
90266821
Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
20667
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120276126
CBDB.cz author ID
95179
CCAB ID
000461598
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11252387
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741514021376
DDB person (GND) ID
11872777X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
23467
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11872777X
EBAF authority ID
385
FAST ID
17146
FactGrid item ID
Pentarchy
Freebase ID
/m/05x3str
Geni.com profile ID
6000000078112376919
Guggenheim fellows ID
wolf-leslau
IDU person ID
25782
IdRef ID
028441680
IxTheo authority ID
079508936
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
11872777X
KBR person ID
14554280
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11872777X
Libraries Australia ID
35301030
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00841332
NDL Authority ID
00514574
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20211100923
NLA Trove people ID
903503
NLP ID
a0000003346886
NSK (VIAF) ID
000784447
NSK ID
981005738692109366
NUKAT ID
n99060119
National Library of Chile ID
000159042
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000054467
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000082909
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007264580105171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200810225
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:LBv;=Ba
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810700396105606
National Virtual Library of India ID
146456
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070305064
Open Library ID
OL142543A
Parsifal cluster ID
168652
Persée author ID
209287
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
46625
RERO ID (legacy)
A003514967
SBN author ID
SBLV033904
SHARE Catalogue author ID
185443
SNAC ARK ID
w65b21bg
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/191108
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCP3bvPXgV7fhbtjQKBP
Yale LUX ID
person/df26a44a-1942-408d-986d-0ab004c53050

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🔗 Connections
Employer 3
University of California, Los Angeles, Brandeis University, École libre des hautes études
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Poland
Educated at 2
University of Vienna, University of Paris
Field of work 2
linguistics, Semitic
Occupation 2
linguist, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
FactGrid item ID 1
Pentarchy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Krzepice
Place of death 1
Fullerton
Sex or gender 1
male
Subject has role 1
centenarian
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Ulsta
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Summary

Wolf Leslau was born on November 14, 1906[1], in Krzepice[2]. He died on November 18, 2006[3], in Fullerton[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], and Semitist[7].

FAQs

Where was Wolf Leslau born?

Wolf Leslau's place of birth was Krzepice[2].

Where did Wolf Leslau die?

Wolf Leslau passed away in Fullerton[4].

What did Wolf Leslau do for work?

Wolf Leslau worked as a linguist[5], university teacher[6], and Semitist[7].

Where did Wolf Leslau go to school?

Wolf Leslau was educated at University of Paris[19] and University of Vienna[20].

What awards did Wolf Leslau receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[21].

Related Entities

Brandeis University École libre des hautes études Krzepice linguistics Poland United States University of California, Los Angeles University of Paris University of Vienna

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . oac.cdlib.org. oac.cdlib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . oac.cdlib.org. oac.cdlib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . oac.cdlib.org. oac.cdlib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . oac.cdlib.org. oac.cdlib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . oac.cdlib.org. oac.cdlib.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved . oralhistory.library.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14688 → 40428
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, university teacher, Semitist
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