Hans Polotsky
Hans Polotsky · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Israeli linguist and master of Semitic, Egyptian and Coptic languages.
1905, Zurich, Switzerland — 1991, Jerusalem, Israel
Germany · Israel
Hans Polotsky is recognized among Israeli contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Israeli linguist and master of Semitic, Egyptian and Coptic languages.
Hans Jakob Polotsky was a Jewish linguist and one of the greatest Semitists and Egyptologists of the 20th century, a master of Semitic, Egyptian, Coptic and many other languages. Raised in Berlin, he emigrated to Mandatory Palestine and became a founding professor of linguistics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, transforming the study of Coptic and Egyptian syntax. His life and career were rooted in the Jewish scholarly world and the building of academic life in Israel.
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Israeli linguist and master of Semitic, Egyptian and Coptic languages.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Linguistics
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