Joseph Klausner
(1874-1958)
Jewish historian
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Joseph Gedaliah Klausner (Hebrew: יוסף גדליה קלוזנר; 20 August 1874 – 27 October 1958), was a Jewish historian and professor of Hebrew literature. He was the chief redactor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica. He was a candidate for president in the first Israeli presidential election in 1949, losing to Chaim Weizmann. Klausner was the great uncle of Israeli author Amos Oz.
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20 August 1874 Valkininkai
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27 October 1958 (aged 84) Jerusalem
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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