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Abraham Schalit
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Israeli historian (1898–1979)
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Abraham Schalit (1898–1979) was an Israeli historian, university teacher, and classical philologist. Born in Zolochiv, he studied at the University of Vienna under doctoral advisor Adolf Wilhelm. He specialized in the Second Temple period and authored works including *Peraḳim be-toldot Yerushalayim bi-yeme Bayit sheni*, *Koenig Herodes*, *The Hellenistic age*, *The world history of the Jewish people*, and *ha-Teḳufah ha-Helenisṭit*.
Schalit received the Israel Prize, an honor recognized in the Israel Prize collection. He died in Israel in 1979 and was buried at Har HaMenuchot.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Peraḳim be-toldot Yerushalayim bi-yeme Bayit sheni
- Koenig Herodes
- The Hellenistic age
- The world history of the Jewish people
- ha-Teḳufah ha-Helenisṭit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abraham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Zolochiv
- Place of death
- Israel
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Doctoral advisor
- Adolf Wilhelm
- Field of work
- Second Temple period
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- date of birth
- 1898-06-13
- date of death
- 1979-08-21
- place of burial
- Har HaMenuchot
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