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Dan Miron

b. 1934

Israeli-born American literary critic and author

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About Dan Miron

Born 1934. Dan Miron is an Israeli literary scholar, writer, literary critic, translator, literary theorist and philologist.

Dan Miron (; born 13 November 1934) is an Israeli-born American literary critic, author, and professor of Hebrew.

An expert on modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature, Miron is a Professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently the Leonard Kaye Professor of Hebrew and Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University.

Since the 1950s Professor Miron published dozens of books and hundreds of articles on different modern Hebrew and also Yiddish writers, including Hayim Nahman Bialik, Nathan Alterman, Uri Zvi Greenberg and Sholem Aleichem.

In 2012, Miron co-founded Afik Publishing House of Israeli Literature with Iftach Alony and Lily Perry.

Awards and critical acclaim

In 1980, Miron was awarded the Bialik Prize for Jewish thought. In 1998, he was awarded the Itzik Manger Prize for contributions to Yiddish letters. In 1993, he received the Israel Prize for Hebrew literature. In 2020 he was chosen as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Jewish Daily Forward called Miron "the doyen of Israeli literary criticism."

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Columbia University
Employers
Columbia University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Awards
Israel Prize; Bialik Prize; Itzik Manger Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Miron?

Israeli-born American literary critic and author

When was Dan Miron born?

Dan Miron was born on 13 November 1934 in Tel Aviv.

What is Dan Miron's occupation?

Dan Miron is a literary scholar, writer, literary critic, translator, literary theorist and philologist.

What nationality is Dan Miron?

Dan Miron is Israeli.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Dan Miron

Β· Wikidata: Q1159128

Β· DBpedia: Dan Miron

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