Yohanan Levi
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Yohanan Levi was a Hebrew linguist and historian
, specialising in the Second Temple
period.
, Germany
in 1901. He studied at Berlin University and received a doctorate in 1926. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine (now Israel
) in 1934 and taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
, where he was professor of Roman language and literature. He died at the young age in 1945. A number of his articles were collected by his students and published some fifteen years after his death.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, specialising in the Second Temple
Second Temple
The Jewish Second Temple was an important shrine which stood on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between 516 BCE and 70 CE. It replaced the First Temple which was destroyed in 586 BCE, when the Jewish nation was exiled to Babylon...
period.
Biography
Levi was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1901. He studied at Berlin University and received a doctorate in 1926. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine (now Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) in 1934 and taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
, where he was professor of Roman language and literature. He died at the young age in 1945. A number of his articles were collected by his students and published some fifteen years after his death.
See also
- List of Israel Prize recipients
- LeviLevi (surname)Levi or Lévi is a surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levy or Lévy.-People named Levi/Lévi:* Yehuda Halevi Levi or Lévi is a surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the name is Levy...