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Moshe Brawer ( he, משה ברוור; 3 November 1919 – 28 December 2020) was an Israeli geographer. In 2002, he won the Israel Prize in geography. Brawer was the author of ''The Atlas of the World,'' an Israeli textbook published in 67 editions. He also compiled 20 other atlases in different languages.
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Moshe Brawer ( he, משה ברוור; 3 November 1919 – 28 December 2020) was an Israeli geographer. In 2002, he won the Israel Prize in geography. Brawer was the author of ''The Atlas of the World,'' an Israeli textbook published in 67 editions. He also compiled 20 other atlases in different languages.
Biography
Moshe Brawer was born in Vienna, Austria. His grandfather was Rabbi Meir Meirson, one of the leaders of the Vienna Jewish community. His father was Abraham Jacob Brawer, a geographer and historian. His mother Sarah taught French in public schools. The family moved toJerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
in 1920, when Brawer was a year old.
Brawer studied mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and obtained a PhD in geography from the University of London. His thesis was on the boundaries of Palestine.How a pioneering geographer envisions the Israeli-Palestinian border/ref> Brawer was married to Rina Arison, sister of
Ted Arison
Ted Arison ( he, תד אריסון; 24 February 1924 – 1 October 1999) was an Israeli businessman who co-founded Norwegian Cruise Lines in 1966 with Knut Kloster and soon left to form Carnival Cruise Lines in 1972.
Early years
Arison wa ...
, who has a controlling interest in Bank Hapoalim
Bank Hapoalim ( he, בנק הפועלים lit. ''The Workers' Bank'') is one of Israel's largest banks.
History
The bank was established in 1921 by the '' Histadrut'', the Israeli trade union congress (lit. "General Federation of Laborers in the ...
.
Awards and recognition
In 2002, Brawer was awarded the Israel Prize for his contributions to theGeography of Israel
The geography of Israel is very diverse, with desert conditions in the south, and snow-capped mountains in the north. Israel is located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, the nor ...
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External links
* David Newman:Learning from Past Generations: In Memory of Professor Moshe Brawer.
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The Times of Israel
''The Times of Israel'' is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman.
, Dec. 31, 2020)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brawer, Moshe 1919 births 2020 deaths Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Alumni of the University of London Austrian emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Austrian Jews Israeli centenarians Men centenarians Israeli geographers Israeli people of Austrian-Jewish descent Israel Prize recipients