Emanuel Tov

1941 -

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country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands

languages spoken, written or signed: English, Hebrew

educated at: Harvard University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

occupation: linguist, university teacher, biblical scholar

award received: Israel Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Vienna, The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture

position held: emeritus

official website: www.emanueltov.info

Emanuel Tov, (Hebrew: עמנואל טוב; born 15 September 1941, Amsterdam, the Netherlands as Menno Toff) is a Dutch–Israeli biblical scholar and linguist, emeritus J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible Studies in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been intimately involved with the Dead Sea Scrolls for many decades, and from 1991, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project. Source: Wikipedia (en)