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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 3 August 1924
- Died
- 21 June 2003
- Works
- 134
Top works
- הגבעות הזועמות
- Aventura la Atena
- Armageddon
- Words of Ages
- ha-Liberal ha-aḥaron
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Film & TV
Writing · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 152
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
· 1957 · cited 16,823x
- A Theory of Social Comparison Processes
· 1954 · cited 14,172x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,144x
- PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet
· 2000 · cited 11,780x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,084x
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Quotes
- “A soldier has one item that cannot be neglected. His feet. They are his wheels, his mechanised warfare.”
- “I was tough. I used everything to my advantage. I could be very ruthless.”
- “Research to me is as important, or more important, than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-08-03 ) August 3, 1924, Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) (aged 78), Shelter Island, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Quantico National Cemetery
- Occupation
- Author
- Genre
- Historical fiction
- Notable works
- Exodus (1958), Mila 18 (1961), QB VII (1970)
- Spouse
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Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976).
Uris was a co-founder of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group.
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