Occupation scholar, historian Ethnicity British | Name Edward Ullendorff Role Historian | |
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Notable works The Ethiopians: An Introduction to Country and People (1966) Books Ethiopians an Introduction to Country and People Education University of Oxford, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster | ||
Edward Ullendorff FBA (25 January 1920 – 6 March 2011) was a British scholar and historian. He was a prominent figure in Ethiopian Studies and also contributed work on the Semitic languages more generally.
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Biography
Ullendorff was educated at the Graues Kloster in Berlin, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the University of Oxford.
From 1964-79, Ullendorff was professor Ethiopic at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and then professor Semitic Studies from 1979-82. Previously he was first lecturer and then Reader in Semitic Languages at the University of St. Andrews (1950-59), Professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Manchester (1959-64). Prior to his death in 2011, Ullendorff was Professor Emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where he was Professor of Ethiopian Studies and then of Semitic Languages. In 1971, Ullendorff served as president of the Society for Old Testament Study.