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Ghil'ad Zuckermann

Also known as Ghil`ad Zuckermann, Prof. G. Zuckermann, Sir Galahad

Linguist, language revivalist, professor, author, hyperpolyglot

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Ghil'ad Zuckermann is a linguist and professor who specializes in language revival—helping to restore and revitalize languages that are no longer widely spoken—and is known for his expertise in multiple languages. His work matters because it addresses how endangered languages can be preserved and brought back into active use, which helps maintain cultural heritage and linguistic diversity.

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Born: 1 June 1971
Works: 6

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5 total works indexed

NMRPipe: A multidimensional spectral processing system based on UNIX pipes
· 1995 · cited 13,789x
The Immune Landscape of Cancer
· 2018 · cited 4,683x
An Integrated TCGA Pan-Cancer Clinical Data Resource to Drive High-Quality Survival Outcome Analytics
· 2018 · cited 3,055x
Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4·4 million participants
· 2016 · cited 2,816x

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Ghil'ad Zuckermann (Hebrew: גלעד צוקרמן, pronounced [ɡilˈ(ʔ)ad ˈt͡sukeʁman]; (1971-06-01)1 June 1971) is an Israeli language revivalist and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.

Zuckermann was awarded the Rubinlicht Prize (2023) "for his research on the profound influence of Yiddish on modern Hebrew", and listed among Australia's top 30 "living legends of research" (2024) by The Australian.