Shlomo Morag

Shlomo Morag, also spelled Shelomo Morag (Hebrew: שלמה מורג‎‎; 17 July 1926 – 1999), was an Israeli professor of the Hebrew Language at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Biography

Morag was born in Ramat Gan, in Mandate Palestine in 1926. Both his parents were teachers.

Morag commenced studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1943/44. He later joined the faculy, becoming professor and retired in 1994.

Awards

In 1966, Morag was awarded the Israel Prize, in Jewish studies.^[1]
In 1989, he was the co-recipient (jointly with Shmuel Abramski) of the Bialik Prize for Jewish thought.^[2]

See also

List of Israel Prize recipients

References

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