Uzzi Ornan

Uzzi Ornan
Born(1923-06-07)7 June 1923
Died3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 99)
NationalityIsraeli
Other namesUzziel Halperin
OccupationProfessor
Known forLinguistics, social activism

Uzzi Ornan (Hebrew: עוזי אורנן; ISO 259-3: ˁuzzi ˀornan; 7 June 1923 – 3 November 2022)[1] was an Israeli linguist and social activist. Ornan was a member of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, professor of natural languages computing at the Technion and professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ornan was a member of the Israeli Canaanite movement, founded by his brother Yonatan Ratosh.[2] He was the founder of the League against religious coercion in Israel and an active supporter of the separation of church and state.