David Ayalon | |
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Born | David Neustadt 1914 |
Died | 25 June 1998 | (aged 84)
Nationality | Israeli |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History |
Doctoral advisor | Leo Aryeh Mayer |
Other academic advisors | Shelomo Dov Goitein |
David Ayalon (1914 – 25 June 1998) was an Israeli historian of Islam and the Middle East, specializing in the Mamluk dynasties of Egypt. Within Israel he was best known for the Arabic-Hebrew dictionary he co-compiled in 1947.