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Amiran, David H. K., 1910- (Creator of the archive)
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פרופ' דוד עמירן (2003-1910), גאוגרף וחוקר ארץ ישראל, מקים המחלקה לגאוגרפיה באוניברסיטה העברית. הארכיון כולל רשימות הקשורות במחקריו ובאיסוף הנתונים למחקרים, רשימות להרצאות, חומרים אקדמיים ואלבום תצלומים. בנוסף, הארכיון כולל 5 מחברות מחקר של אשתו, הארכאולוגית רות עמירן.

Reference Code
ARC. 4* 1800
Dates
1929-1997
Consists of
1.05 m..
Languages
Hebrew; German; English;
Description
The archive contains Prof. Amiran's expedition notebooks, lecture notes, research data, articles, academic material, photo album. It also includes 5 of Ruth Amiran's professional notebooks. The letters and numbers in brackets at the end of most items are the identifying marks written on the outside of the original notebooks by Prof. Amiran.
location
  • The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel
Title David Amiran archive.
Additional Titles כותרת בעברית: ארכיון דוד עמירן.
Archive of David Amiran.
Contributors RuthAmiran ((Creator of the archive))
Citation Note ARC. 4* 1800, David Amiran archive, Archives Department, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem.
Host Item David Amiran archive.
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Prof. David Amiran was born in Berlin in 1910 and immigrated to Palestine in 1935. He was librarian of the geological department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and began teaching geography there in 1949. He was appointed full professor of geography in 1963. From 1956-1959 Amiran was director of the Research Council of Israel and of the Negev Institute of Arid Zone Research. Between 1962 and 1968 he was acting chairman of the International Geographical Unions Commission on the Arid Zone and in 1968 he became a member of the Union's Commission on Man and Environment.
Ownership history Sent by Prof. Arie Shachar of the Geography Dept. in October 2003.
Language Note The material is in German, Hebrew and English.
National Library system number 990026042770205171

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