About Clinton Bailey
Lived 1936 – 2025 (aged 88). Clinton Bailey was an Israeli orientalist.
Clinton Bailey (; April 24, 1936 – January 5, 2025) was an American-Israeli political scientist. He was an expert on Bedouin culture and poetry, and a founder of the Museum of Bedouin Culture in the Negev. He lived with the Bedouin people of the region from 1967 to 2012, and published the book Bedouin Culture in the Bible with Yale University Press in 2018. Bailey died on January 5, 2025, at the age of 88.
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Who was Clinton Bailey?
Israeli orientalist
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Clinton Bailey was born on 24 April 1936 in Buffalo.
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Clinton Bailey died on 6 January 2025.
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Clinton Bailey was an orientalist.
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Clinton Bailey was Israeli.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Clinton Bailey. https://biography.guide/clinton-bailey/
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