Josette Elayi

Josette Elayi
Elayi in 2014
Born
Josette Elayi

(1943-03-29) 29 March 1943 (age 81)
NationalityFrench
Other namesJosette Elayi-Escaich
SpouseAlain Elayi
AwardsKnight of the Legion d'honneur
Academic work
DisciplineAncient history
Sub-disciplinePhoenician studies

Josette Elayi-Escaich (French pronunciation: [ʒoʊzət əlɑːjiː əskɑːʃ]; born 29 March 1943) is a French ancient historian, specialising in Phoenician and Near-Eastern history.[1][2] She is an honorary scholar at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Elayi has authored numerous archaeology and history works, and literary novels. She is also a novelist and has campaigned for reform and activism against bias in CNRS research policy. In 2007 Elayi was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French state.

  1. ^ Hobeika, Joséphine (2 September 2020). "Faire escale à Beyrouth, rêver de son passé millénaire et magnétique..." [A stopover in Beirut, a magnetic dream of its millenary past...]. L'Orient-Le Jour. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Elayi, Josette [WorldCat Identities]". Retrieved 15 September 2020.