Hanoch Yelon
| Hanoch Yelon חנוך ילון | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1886 Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
| Died |
January 18, 1970 (aged 83 or 84) Israel |
| Occupation | historian |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Notable awards | Israel Prize (1962) |
Hanoch Yelon (Hebrew: חנוך ילון) (born 1886; died 18 January 1970) was an Israeli linguist and leading Talmudic researcher.
Biography
Yelon was born in 1886 in a small village in Galicia, then part of Austria-Hungary (later part of Poland and now in Ukraine).
Following the end of World War I, he moved to Vienna and in 1921, he emigrated to Mandate Palestine, living in Jerusalem.
Awards
- In 1962, Yelon was awarded the Israel Prize for Jewish studies.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Israel Prize recipients in 1962 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010.
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