Shemaryahu Talmon

Shemaryahu Talmon
Born	Shemaryahu Talmon  1920 Skierniewice
Died	December 15, 2010 Jerusalem
Occupation	Biblical scholar, university teacher
Awards	Israel Prize (1997)
Position held	Judah Leon Magnes Professor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Shemaryahu Talmon (Hebrew: שמריהו טלמון) (born Zam Zelmanowicz; 1920 in Skierniewice, Poland – December 15, 2010) was J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, known particularly for his work in the Hebrew University Bible Project.^[1]

A Holocaust survivor from Buchenwald concentration camp, Talmon immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and became a prominent biblical scholar, contributing significantly to the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. He was a leader in interfaith dialogue and served as rector of the University of Haifa. In 1997, Talmon was awarded the Israel Prize for Biblical studies.