LINGUISTS from Israel

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Linguists of all time. This list of famous Israeli Linguists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ghil'ad Zuckermann (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 55.15, Ghil'ad Zuckermann is the most famous Israeli Linguist.  His biography has been translated into 88 different languages on wikipedia.

Ghil'ad Zuckermann (Hebrew: גלעד צוקרמן, pronounced [ɡiˈlad ˈt͜sukeʁman]; (1971-06-01)1 June 1971) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.

2. Nurit Peled-Elhanan (b. 1949)

With an HPI of 50.68, Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the 2nd most famous Israeli Linguist.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

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.

3. Gideon Toury (1942 - 2016)

With an HPI of 44.53, Gideon Toury is the 3rd most famous Israeli Linguist.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gideon Toury (Hebrew: גדעון טורי) (6 June 1942 – 4 October 2016) was an Israeli translation scholar and professor of Poetics, Comparative Literature and Translation Studies at Tel Aviv University, where he held the M. Bernstein Chair of Translation Theory. Gideon Toury was a pioneer of Descriptive Translation Studies.