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'''Daniel (Dani) Zohary''' (24 April 1926 - 16 December 2016) was an Israeli plant geneticist, agronomist, and professor at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Hebrew University]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Janick |first=Jules |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTusBgAAQBAJ |title=Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 38 |date=2014-11-17 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-91683-4 |pages=3–11 |language=en}}</ref> He was the co-author of a comprehensive review of the origin and spread of domesticated plants in southwest Asia, Europe, and North Africa, ''Domestication of Plants in the Old World''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Zohary |first1=Daniel |title=Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The origin and spread of domesticated plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin |last2=Hopf |first2=Maria |last3=Weis |first3=Ehud |date=March 2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199549061}}</ref>'', which was'' first published in 1988 with many later editions.


'''Daniel (Dani) Zohary''' (24 April 1926 - 16 December 2016) was an Israeli plant geneticist, agronomist, and professor at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Hebrew University]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Janick |first=Jules |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oTusBgAAQBAJ |title=Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 38 |date=2014-11-17 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-91683-4 |pages=3–11 |language=en}}</ref> He was the co-author of a comprehensive review of the origin and spread of domesticated plants in southwest Asia, Europe, and North Africa, ''Domestication of Plants in the Old World.''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Zohary |first1=Daniel |title=Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The origin and spread of domesticated plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin |last2=Hopf |first2=Maria |last3=Weis |first3=Ehud |date=March 2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199549061}}</ref>
Dani was born in Jerusalem to [[Michael Zohary]], a botany professor, and Leah. Inspired by travels with his father on botanical expeditions, Dani took an interest in the flora of the region and began to interact with other researchers like Tuviah Kushnir, Daniel Raz and Eviatar. Conscripted at 17, he joined the [[Palmach]] and joined the Hebrew University three years later. His study was interrupted by war in 1948, and he was posted into the field, where he lost close friends including Tuviah Kushnir. In 1952, he moved to the University of California and worked on his PhD under [[G. Ledyard Stebbins]] on the cytogenetics of ''[[Dactylis glomerata]]''. He received the John Belling Prize in genetics. In 1954 he married Devora, and in 1956, he returned to the Hebrew University where he helped found the department of genetics. He guided numerous students who became plant breeders and geneticists. He also could identify nearly all of the more than 2500 species of plants found there.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rottenberg|first=Aaron|date=2017-08-01|title=Daniel Zohary (1926–2016)|journal=Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution|language=en|volume=64|issue=6|pages=1101–1106|doi=10.1007/s10722-017-0530-4|s2cid=31768357|issn=1573-5109}}</ref>


== Biography ==
Daniel Zohary is survived by  Tamar<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamar Zohary, Google Scholar |url=https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?hl=en&user=hwxUAKsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works}}</ref>, a marine biologist, Ruth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruth Shouval Zohary |url=https://barbaradavisgallery.com/artists/51-ruth-shouval/biography/}}</ref>: an artist, and  [[Ehud Zohary|Ehud]],  Professor of Neurobiology at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences , and Safra Brain Center,  Hebrew University.
Daniel Zohary was born in Jerusalem to Leah and [[Michael Zohary]], who was a professor, writer, and pioneering botanist. Inspired by travels with his father on botanical expeditions, Zohary took an interest in the flora of the region and began to interact with other researchers like Tuviah Kushnir, Daniel Raz and Eviatar. He was conscripted at 17 and joined the [[Palmach]]. Three years later, Zohary went to study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His study was interrupted by war in 1948, during which he was stationed in the Jerusalem Corridor where heavy fighting resulted in the loss of most of his platoon and many of his fellow students, including his close friend Tuviah Kushnir.<ref name=":0" />


In 1952, he moved to the University of California and worked on his PhD under [[G. Ledyard Stebbins]] on the [[cytogenetics]] of ''[[Dactylis glomerata]]''. In 1954 he married his girlfriend Devora, and in 1956, he returned with his family to the Hebrew University where he helped found the department of genetics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Rottenberg|first=Aaron|date=2017-08-01|title=Daniel Zohary (1926–2016)|journal=Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution|language=en|volume=64|issue=6|pages=1101–1106|doi=10.1007/s10722-017-0530-4|s2cid=31768357|issn=1573-5109}}</ref>
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Zohary's wife Devora died in 1976, and he later remarried Lilly (born Monderer).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">[http://oldsite.econbot.org/_organization_/08_DEB%27s/images/Zohary/Zoharycv.pdf Daniel Zohary - Curriculum Vitae]</ref> Zohary had three children Tamar,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamar Zohary, Google Scholar |url=https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?hl=en&user=hwxUAKsAAAAJ&view_op=list_works}}</ref> a marine biologist; Ruth,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruth Shouval Zohary |url=https://barbaradavisgallery.com/artists/51-ruth-shouval/biography/}}</ref> an artist; and [[Ehud Zohary|Ehud]], Professor of Neurobiology at the [[Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences]] and the Safra Brain Center, Hebrew University.
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== Awards ==

* J. Belling Award in Genetics, University of California, 1959<ref name=":1" />
* ''Distinguished Economic Botanist,'' 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=Society for Economic Botany {{!}} Distinguished Economic Botanists |url=http://oldsite.econbot.org/_organization_/index.php?sm=08 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=oldsite.econbot.org}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 6 August 2024

Daniel (Dani) Zohary (24 April 1926 - 16 December 2016) was an Israeli plant geneticist, agronomist, and professor at the Hebrew University.[1] He was the co-author of a comprehensive review of the origin and spread of domesticated plants in southwest Asia, Europe, and North Africa, Domestication of Plants in the Old World.[2]

Biography

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Daniel Zohary was born in Jerusalem to Leah and Michael Zohary, who was a professor, writer, and pioneering botanist. Inspired by travels with his father on botanical expeditions, Zohary took an interest in the flora of the region and began to interact with other researchers like Tuviah Kushnir, Daniel Raz and Eviatar. He was conscripted at 17 and joined the Palmach. Three years later, Zohary went to study at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His study was interrupted by war in 1948, during which he was stationed in the Jerusalem Corridor where heavy fighting resulted in the loss of most of his platoon and many of his fellow students, including his close friend Tuviah Kushnir.[3]

In 1952, he moved to the University of California and worked on his PhD under G. Ledyard Stebbins on the cytogenetics of Dactylis glomerata. In 1954 he married his girlfriend Devora, and in 1956, he returned with his family to the Hebrew University where he helped found the department of genetics.[3]

Zohary's wife Devora died in 1976, and he later remarried Lilly (born Monderer).[3][4] Zohary had three children Tamar,[5] a marine biologist; Ruth,[6] an artist; and Ehud, Professor of Neurobiology at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences and the Safra Brain Center, Hebrew University.


The standard author abbreviation D.Zohary is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]


Awards

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  • J. Belling Award in Genetics, University of California, 1959[4]
  • Distinguished Economic Botanist, 2003[8]

References

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  1. ^ Janick, Jules (2014-11-17). Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 38. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 3–11. ISBN 978-1-118-91683-4.
  2. ^ Zohary, Daniel; Hopf, Maria; Weis, Ehud (March 2012). Domestication of Plants in the Old World: The origin and spread of domesticated plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199549061.
  3. ^ a b c Rottenberg, Aaron (2017-08-01). "Daniel Zohary (1926–2016)". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 64 (6): 1101–1106. doi:10.1007/s10722-017-0530-4. ISSN 1573-5109. S2CID 31768357.
  4. ^ a b Daniel Zohary - Curriculum Vitae
  5. ^ "Tamar Zohary, Google Scholar".
  6. ^ "Ruth Shouval Zohary".
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  D.Zohary.
  8. ^ "Society for Economic Botany | Distinguished Economic Botanists". oldsite.econbot.org. Retrieved 2024-05-15.