Jan Joosten
1959
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country of citizenship: Belgium
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Princeton University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
occupation: biblical scholar
position held: Regius Professor of Hebrew
Jan Joosten (born 17 May 1959) is a Belgian biblical scholar, former pastor, and convicted sex offender. From 2014 to 2020, he was Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford. He was previously, and then concurrently, a professor at the University of Strasbourg, a position he started in 1994 and maintained alongside his chair in Oxford. In June 2020, he was found guilty of possessing child pornography, and was dismissed from his chair at Oxford. He retired from his Strasbourg position in 2021. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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