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Benny Morris

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Benny Morris (Hebrew: בני מוריס; born 8 December 1948) is an Israeli historian. He was a professor of history in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the city of Beersheba, Israel. Morris was initially associated with the group of Israeli historians known as the "New Historians", a term he coined to describe himself and historians Avi Shlaim, Ilan Pappé and Simha Flapan. Morris's 20th century work on the Arab–Israeli conflict and especially the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has won praise and criticism from both sides of the political divide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Morris is the 370th most popular historian (down from 340th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Israel (up from 255th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Israeli Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Benny Morris ranks 370 out of 561. Before him are Léon Poliakov, Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Franz Babinger, Mykhailo Maksymovych, Taner Akçam, and Khalifah ibn Khayyat. After him are Hugh Trevor-Roper, John Keegan, Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, Heinrich Zimmer, and Géza Alföldy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Benny Morris ranks 405. Before him are Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Martin Birch, Richard Simmons, Otto Waalkes, Margaret Weis, and Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan. After him are Nadezhda Tkachenko, Gary Thain, Valeri Brainin, Yevhen Arzhanov, Akira Emoto, and Mykola Avilov.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Benny Morris ranks 249 out of 466. Before him are Carmela Corren (1938), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), Israel Finkelstein (1949), Ari Folman (1962), Yasmin Levy (1975), and Avi Wigderson (1956). After him are Yaakov Neeman (1939), Nir Barkat (1959), David Deutsch (1953), Ilanit (1947), Ayelet Zurer (1969), and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (1938).

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Among HISTORIANS In Israel

Among historians born in Israel, Benny Morris ranks 7. Before him are Josephus (37), Procopius (500), William of Tyre (1130), Yuval Noah Harari (1976), Sextus Julius Africanus (160), and Tom Segev (1945).

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