Ephraim Isaac
Ethiopian-Jewish scholar (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ephraim Isaac (born 29 May 1936) is an Ethiopian scholar of ancient Ethiopian Semitic languages and of African and Ethiopian civilizations. He is the director of the Institute of Semitic Studies based in Princeton, NJ. [1] and the chair of the board of the Ethiopian Peace and Development Center.[2]
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Born | (1936-05-29) 29 May 1936 (age 87) Ethiopia |
Nationality (legal) | Ethiopian |
Alma mater | Concordia College Harvard University |
Occupation | Professor |
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He was the first professor of Afro-American studies at Harvard University.[3] In recognition of his merits, the Ephraim Isaac Prize for Excellence in African Languages is given annually to the Harvard graduate who writes the best essay in African studies.