Joseph Agassi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joseph Agassi

academic

Date of Birth: 07-May-1927

Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel

Profession: university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Joseph Agassi

  • Joseph Agassi (; Hebrew: ???? ?????; born in Jerusalem on May 7, 1927) is an Israeli academic with contributions in logic, scientific method, and philosophy.
  • He studied under Karl Popper and taught at the London School of Economics.
  • He later taught at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Illinois, Boston University, and York University in Canada.
  • He had dual appointments in the last positions with Tel Aviv University. He has been married to Judith Buber Agassi – Martin Buber's granddaughter – since 1949.
  • Together they had two children, Aaron, and Tirzah, who died of cancer in March 2008.
  • They currently live in Herzliya, Israel.
  • Tirzah´s name, when she was a child, was often used by Popper in his dictum "Write it for Tirzah!" to explain his view that everyone has the duty to write in a clearly and easily understandable language.

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