Shimon Markish
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Shimon Markish (Russian: Симон/Шимон Перецович Маркиш, Hungarian: Markis Simon) (Baku, March 6, 1931–Geneva, December 5, 2003) was a classical scholar, literary and cultural historian, translator.
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Born | Simon Markish (1931-03-06)March 6, 1931 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Died | December 5, 2003(2003-12-05) (aged 72) Geneva, Switzerland |
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Nationality | ex-Soviet, Hungarian, Israeli, Swiss |
Period | 1954–2003 |
Genre | history, literature, translation, classic studies |
Notable works | Erasmus and the Jews; (1986) |
Spouse | 4 |
Children | 2 |