Joseph Klausner | |
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 Joseph Klausner | |
| Born | Joseph Gedaliah Klausner 20 August 1874 |
| Died | 27 October 1958 (aged 84) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation(s) | historian and professor of Hebrew Literature |
| Known for | redactor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica |
| Title | professor of Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Notable works | Jesus of Nazareth: His Life, Times & Teaching |
Joseph Gedaliah Klausner (Hebrew: יוסף גדליה קלוזנר; 20 August 1874 – 27 October 1958), was a Lithuanian-born Israeli historian and professor of Hebrew literature. He was the chief redactor of the Encyclopedia Hebraica. He was a candidate for president in the first Israeli presidential election in 1949, losing to Chaim Weizmann. Klausner was the great uncle of Israeli author Amos Oz.