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[broken anchor] Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was born in Cluj, Romania.

Blau was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 1983. Blau was elected as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 1968.

Blau died on October 20, 2020 in Tel Aviv at the age of 101.

References

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  2. ↑ "Professor Joshua Blau". British Academy. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Members - Prof. Joshua Blau". Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ↑ חתן פרס ישראל פרופ' יהושע בלאו הלך לעולמו (in Hebrew)