Itamar Even-Zohar | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
Known for | Polysystem theory |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Tel Aviv University (BA, PhD), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MA) |
Thesis | An Introduction to the Theory of Literary Translation (1972) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Translation Studies |
Doctoral students | Gideon Toury |
Itamar Even-Zohar (Hebrew: איתמר אבן-זהר; born 1939) is an Israeli culture researcher and professor at Tel Aviv University. Even-Zohar is a pioneer of polysystem theory[1] and the theory of cultural repertoires.