Ephraim Isaac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ephraim Isaac

American scholar

Date of Birth: 29-May-1936

Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Profession: historian

Nationality: Ethiopia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ephraim Isaac (born May 29, 1936) is a scholar of ancient Semitic Languages & Civilization, and African/Ethiopian Languages and Religion.
He is the Director of the Institute of Semitic Studies (Princeton, New Jersey) and the Chair of the Board of the Ethiopian Peace and Development Center.Dr.
Isaac holds B Div.
(Harvard Divinity School, '63); a Ph.D.
in Near Eastern Languages (Harvard University, '69); a D.H.L.
(Honorary, John Jay/CUNY, '93); a Litt.
D.
(Honorary, Addis Ababa University, 2004).
He is a founder, and the first Professor of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University.
In recognition of his merits, the "Ephraim Isaac Prize for Excellence in African Languages" is given to a Harvard graduate who writes the best essay in African Studies.