About Yaacov Lev
Born 1948. Yaacov Lev is an Israeli university teacher, historian and orientalist.
Yaacov Lev (Hebrew: יעקב לב) is an Israeli historian of the medieval Middle East, with focus on the Islamic states of the region, particularly Egypt.
Born in 1948, he studied at the University of Manchester, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1978. He then worked as professor of the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Bar-Ilan University.
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Who is Yaacov Lev?
Israeli historian
When was Yaacov Lev born?
Yaacov Lev was born in 1948 in Israel.
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Yaacov Lev is a university teacher, historian and orientalist.
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Yaacov Lev is Israeli.
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