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Elisha Netanyahu | |
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אֱלִישָׁע נְתַנְיָהוּ | |
| Born | December 21, 1912 |
| Died | April 3, 1986 (aged 73) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Complex analysis, Establishing the Department of Mathematics at the Technion |
| Spouse | Shoshana Shenburg |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Benzion Netanyahu (brother), Benjamin Netanyahu (nephew) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Fekete, Binyamin Amirà |
Elisha Netanyahu (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁע נְתַנְיָהוּ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis. Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. He was the brother of historian Benzion Netanyahu and the uncle of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.