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Azar Gat
Azar Gat is an Israeli historian of war, nationalism and ideology and a professor at Tel Aviv University.
born 1959History of military thoughtResearch on war and nationalismEzer Weizman Chair in National Security
- Born
- 24 June 1959, Haifa
- Occupation
- military historian, author, university teacher, historian
- Education
- Tel Aviv University, University of Oxford, University of Haifa
Azar Gat was born in 1959 in Haifa
Azar Gat was born in Haifa in 1959. He attended the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa.
He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Haifa in 1978 and a master's degree from Tel Aviv University in 1983. He completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford in 1986.
He holds the rank of major in the IDF reserves.
Since 1987 he has taught political science at Tel Aviv University, where he is a full professor and holds the Ezer Weizman Chair in National Security. He twice headed the department and founded two MA programs in security and diplomacy. He has been a visiting professor at Oxford, Yale, Stanford and other universities.
His books deal with the history of military thought, the causes of war and nationalism. His Hebrew volumes on military thought won the Yitzhak Sadeh Prize, and he received the EMET Prize in 2019.
Azar Gat's life in 8 milestones
- 1959
Born in Haifa.
- 1978
Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Haifa.
- 1983
Earned a master's degree from Tel Aviv University.
- 1986
Received a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
- 1987
Joined the political science faculty at Tel Aviv University.
- 1989
Published his first book on the origins of military thought.
- 2001
Published A History of Military Thought with Oxford University Press.
- 2019
Received the EMET Prize.
Azar Gat served in the military
He served in the IDF and holds the rank of major in the reserves.
Azar Gat received 3 awards and honours
- Humboldt Research Fellowship
- Humboldt Prize
- The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture
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