Joshua Prawer
Joshua Prawer | |
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| Native name | יהושע פרַאוֶור |
| Born | November 10, 1917 Będzin, Kingdom of Poland |
| Died | April 30, 1990 (aged 72) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Medievalist, Educator |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Subject | Crusader states |
Joshua Prawer (Hebrew: יהושע פרַאוֶור; November 22, 1917 – April 30, 1990) was a notable Israeli historian and a scholar of the Crusades and Kingdom of Jerusalem.
His work often attempted to portray Crusader society as a forerunner to later European colonialist expansion. He was also an important figure in Israeli higher education, was one of the founders of the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University, and was a major reformer of the Israeli education system.