Josette Elayi | |
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Born | Josette Elayi 29 March 1943 |
Nationality | French |
Other names | Josette Elayi-Escaich |
Spouse | Alain Elayi |
Awards | Knight of the Legion d'honneur |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Ancient history |
Sub-discipline | Phoenician studies |
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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.