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Nurit Peled-Elhanan

1949 - Today

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Nurit Peled-Elhanan (Hebrew: נורית פלד-אלחנן) is an Israeli philologist, professor of language and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, translator, and activist. She is a 2001 co-laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded by the European Parliament. She is known for her research on the portrayal of Palestinians in Israeli textbooks, which she has criticized as being anti-Palestinian. Elhanan supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the 152nd most popular linguist (down from 120th in 2024), the 271st most popular biography from Israel (down from 250th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Nurit Peled-Elhanan ranks 152 out of 214. Before her are Eduard Sievers, Gaston Waringhien, Germà Colón, Mary Boyce, Alexander Veselovsky, and Iryna Farion. After her are Friedrich Kluge, William Stokoe, Hermann Möller, Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Heinrich Schmid, and Arsène Darmesteter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Nurit Peled-Elhanan ranks 433. Before her are Kurt Beck, Carlos Babington, Rick Springfield, Charles Fefferman, Oleg Atkov, and Philippe Djian. After her are Valeriu Muravschi, Mart Helme, Zé Maria, Helmut Kremers, Zlatko Mateša, and Jonathan Carroll.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Nurit Peled-Elhanan ranks 271 out of 466. Before her are Mohammad Bakri (1953), Esther Hayut (1953), Oded Fehr (1970), Yossi Beilin (1948), Elia Suleiman (1960), and Avi Loeb (1962). After her are Joan of Acre (1272), Saharon Shelah (1945), Armand Amar (1953), Yoram Globus (1943), Yossi Sarid (1940), and Miri Regev (1965).

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Among LINGUISTS In Israel

Among linguists born in Israel, Nurit Peled-Elhanan ranks 2. Before her are Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971). After her are Gideon Toury (1942).

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