Yehoshua Ben Arie
יהושע בן אריה
Personal details
Born(1928-05-09)9 May 1928
Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine
Died25 December 2023(2023-12-25) (aged 95)

Yehoshua Ben-Arieh (9 May 1928[1] – 25 December 2023) was an Israeli geographer. He was rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1993 to 1997. He died on 25 December 2023, at the age of 95.[2]

Biography

Yehoshua Ben-Arieh was born in Petah Tikva. He was a relative of the founder of Petah Tikva, Yehoshua Stampfer, and named for him.[3]

Academic career

Ben-Arieh has been described as the founding father of historical geography, an important branch of geographical research in Israel.[4]

Ben-Arieh lectured at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1965, becoming a tenured professor in 1979. He served as dean of the Faculty of Humanities in 1982-1985. In 1997, he was appointed rector of the Hebrew University. He was a research fellow at the University College of London, where later served as a visiting professor. He also taught at the University of Maryland and Carleton University in Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Yehoshua-Ben-Arieh/6000000026751096204
  2. ↑ פרופ' יהושע בן אריה ז"ל (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ "Passing of Prof. Yehoshua Ben-Arieh | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "הסיפור הגדול של כתיבת הארץ הזאת". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ben-Arieh, Yehoshua | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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