Yehoshua Blau
Yehoshua Blau (Hebrew: יהושע בלאו , September 22, 1919 – October 20, 2020) was a Romanian-born Israeli scholar of Arabic language and literature. He was a Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] He was born in Cluj, Romania.
Blau was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1983.[2] Blau was elected as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 1968.[3]
Blau died on October 20, 2020 in Tel Aviv at the age of 101.[4]
References
- ↑ Steve Linde (8 May 2013). "Bertie Lubner gets BGU Lifetime Achievement Award". The Jerusalem Post. http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Bertie-Lubner-gets-BGU-Lifetime-Achievement-Award-312529. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Professor Joshua Blau". British Academy. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Members - Prof. Joshua Blau". Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ חתן פרס ישראל פרופ' יהושע בלאו הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)