From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judah Benzion Segal MC, FBA, often known as Ben (21 June 1912 - 23 October 2003, Edgware, Middlesex) was Professor of Semitic Languages at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
His father was Prof. Moses Segal. He had two daughters; one is Prof. Naomi Segal.
[edit] Education
- Magdalen College School, Oxford
- St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Jarrett Scholar, 1932; John Stewart of Rannoch Scholar in Hebrew, 1933; 1st Class Oriental Langs Tripos, 1935; Tyrwhitt Scholar and Mason Prizeman, 1936. BA (Cambridge), 1935, MA 1938; DPhil (Oxford) 1939.
- Colours, Cambridge University Boxing Club, 1935, 1936.
[edit] Career
- Mansel Research Exhibitioner, St. John's College, Oxford, 1936-39; James Mew Scholar, 1937.
- Deputy Assistant Director, Public Security, Sudan Government, 1939-41
- Served in World War II, GHQ, MEF, 1942-44, Captain; Education Officer, British Military Administration, Tripolitania, 1945-46. He was awarded a Military Cross in 1942.
- School of Oriental and African Studies from 1946; Head of Department of Near and Middle East, 1961-68; Professor 1961-79, then Emeritus Professor; Honorary Fellow 1983.
- Visiting Lecturer, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1979
- Research Fellow, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1980
- Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship, South India, 1981
[edit] Involvement in Jewish community
- Principal, Leo Baeck College, 1982-85; President, 1985-2003
- Member, Council of Christians and Jews
- President: North Western Reform Synagogue
- President: British Association for Jewish Studies, 1980
- Vice-President, Reform Synagogues of Great Britain, 1985-91
[edit] Honours
[edit] Publications
- The Diacritical Point and the Accents in Syriac, 1953
- The Hebrew Passover, 1963
- Edessa, 1970
- Aramaic Texts From North Saqqara, 1983
- A History of the Jews of Cochin, 1993
- Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum, 2000
- Whisper Awhile, 2000
- Articles in learned periodicals.
