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Professor Aharon Shulov (Hebrew: אהרון שולוב, also spelled Schulow, 1907–1997) was an Israeli entomologist and the founder of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.^[1]

Biography

Aharon Shulov was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire, now in Ukraine. He was jailed on charges of Zionist activism. Upon his release in 1926, he immigrated to Palestine. Shulov had been interested in animals from childhood. He became a lecturer in zoology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After earning a doctorate in Naples, he returned to the Hebrew University. He also spent time in Egypt studying the care of animals in subtropical climates.^[2]

Research

In 1986, professor Shulov and his colleague Aviv Marx founded the Shulov Institute for Science. The company produces life-saving products and pain relievers, including a life-saving antiserum to treat yellow scorpion stings which is approved for use by the Israeli Ministry of Health and marketed to hospitals.

In April 2001, Shulov was posthumously granted a patent, with co-inventor Naphthali Primor, for a non-addictive, topical analgesic derived from snake venom. The patent was assigned to S.I.S. Shulov Institute for Science Ltd.

Publications

Shulov published several books. The development of eggs of the Red Locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serv.), and the African Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria migratorioides (R. and F.), and its interruption under particular conditions of humidity^[3] was an academic work of entomology. His 1981 The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: 40 years of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo tells the story of how the zoo acquired its first lion with the help of Dov Gazit.^[4]

Shulov also published articles on esters as insect repellants and attractants.^[5] In an entry in Campbell and Lack's 1985 Dictionary of Birds^[6] Shulov argued that the Hebrew word translated as "osprey" in the King James version of the Bible actually refers to the black vulture, Aegypius monachus.

Biblical zoo

Shulov and wife, Yocheved, holding a python

Shulov is best known as the visionary and driving force behind the creation of the Biblical Zoo. He started the zoo in 1940, surprising his neighbours by feeding and keeping such animals as baby tigers in his home on Rabbi Kook Street in central Jerusalem. A year later, in the wake of the neighbors' objections to noise and smell, Shulov relocated to a site just over an acre in size on Shmuel HaNavi Street. The zoo remained there from 1941 until 1947, when land was offered on Mount Scopus. Shulov's objective was to acquire animals mentioned in the Bible.^[7] Although many species of the cat family mentioned in the Bible had long disappeared from the region, Shulov was able to import several big cats, and brought the first lion to the zoo. Professor Shulov served as the director of the zoo for 43 years, until his retirement. The zoo, now known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens,^[8] has developed into an internationally renowned zoo and research facility, and popular tourist destination.^[9]

Commemoration

The Prof. Aharon Shulov Fund for the Study of Animals in Captivity,^[10] a joint initiative of Shulov's family, the Friends of the Zoo Association and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, offers one or more grants each year to support studies relating to the animal collection and conservation activities of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. The studies are focused on any of the Zoo's fields of interest: animal welfare and husbandry, animal reintroduction, reproduction of endangered species, conservation genetics, exotic animal nutrition and medical care, and more. Researchers from academic and non-academic institutions and university students (with preference given to Hebrew University students) are entitled to submit their research proposals to the Fund.

After a campaign by Shulov's family, supported by Ehud Olmert (then mayor of Jerusalem), a main road in the Malha neighborhood, leading to the entrance of the Zoo, was named Aharon Shulov Road.

References

^ Jerusalem's Modern Ark
^ Society of Biblical Literature: Aharon Shulov Archived January 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ published 1970, ISBN 978-0-85135-001-1
^ Shulov, Aharon (1981). חצי יבל לגן החיות Hetzi Yuval Le Gan Hachaiyot, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, 40 years of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Jerusalem.
^ written by Aharon Shulov et al., Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University
^ B. Campbell & E. Lack (eds.) A Dictionary of Birds, Vermilion Buteo Books, 1985
^ JERUSALEM'S MODERN ARK - NYTimes.com Jerusalem's Modern Ark
^ [1] Jerusalem Biblical Zoo homepage Archived April 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Archived January 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Aharon Shulov Fund Archived November 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, English
The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Society of Biblical Literature, Article written by Avraham Greenbaum
Jerusalem's Modern Ark New York Times Article written by Michael Kammen, published March 6, 1983
Relieving the Pain of Arthritis with Snake Venom article written March 19, 2006

[1] Jerusalem's Modern Ark

[2] Society of Biblical Literature: Aharon Shulov Archived January 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[The_development_of_eggs_of_the_Red_Locus-3] ublished 1970, ISBN 978-0-85135-001-1

[4] Shulov, Aharon (1981). חצי יבל לגן החיות Hetzi Yuval Le Gan Hachaiyot, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, 40 years of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Jerusalem.

[Aliphatic_Monocarboxylic_Esters_as_Insect_Repellants_and_Attractants-5] written by Aharon Shulov et al., Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University

[A_Dictionary_of_Birds-6] B. Campbell & E. Lack (eds.) A Dictionary of Birds, Vermilion Buteo Books, 1985

[7] JERUSALEM'S MODERN ARK - NYTimes.com Jerusalem's Modern Ark

[8] [1] Jerusalem Biblical Zoo homepage Archived April 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[9] The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo Archived January 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[10] Aharon Shulov Fund Archived November 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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+{{Short description|Israeli entomologist (1907–1997)}}
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-'''Professor Aharon Shulov''' (Hebrew: אהרון שולוב, also spelled Schulow, 1907–1997) was an [[Israel]]i [[entomology|entomologist]] and the founder of the [[Jerusalem Biblical Zoo]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/06/travel/jerusalem-s-modern-ark.html?sec=travel Jerusalem's Modern Ark]</ref>
+'''Professor Aharon Shulov''' (Hebrew: אהרון שולוב, also spelled Schulow, 1907–1997) was an Israeli [[entomology|entomologist]] and the founder of the [[Jerusalem Biblical Zoo]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/06/travel/jerusalem-s-modern-ark.html?sec=travel Jerusalem's Modern Ark]</ref>
 ==Biography==
-Aharon Shulov was born in Ukraine. He was jailed on charges of Zionist activism. Upon his release in 1926, he immigrated to [[Palestine]]. Shulov had been interested in animals from childhood. He became a lecturer in zoology at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. After earning a doctorate in Naples, he returned to the Hebrew University. He also spent time in Egypt studying the care of animals in subtropical climates.<ref>[http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 Society of Biblical Literature: Aharon Shulov]</ref>
+Aharon Shulov was born in [[Kropyvnytskyi|Yelisavetgrad]], [[Russian Empire]], now in [[Ukraine]]. He was jailed on charges of [[Zionism|Zionist]] activism. Upon his release in 1926, he [[Aliyah|immigrated]] to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. Shulov had been interested in animals from childhood. He became a lecturer in zoology at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. After earning a doctorate in [[Naples]], he returned to the Hebrew University. He also spent time in [[Egypt]] studying the care of animals in [[Subtropics|subtropical climates]].<ref>[http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 Society of Biblical Literature: Aharon Shulov] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124202635/http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 |date=January 24, 2014 }}</ref>
 == Research ==
-In 1986, professor Shulov and his colleague Aviv Marx founded the Shulov Institute for Science.   The company produces  life-saving products and pain relievers, including a life-saving antiserum to treat yellow scorpion stings which is approved for use by the [[Israeli Ministry of Health]] and marketed to hospitals.
+In 1986, professor Shulov and his colleague Aviv Marx founded the Shulov Institute for Science. The company produces  life-saving products and pain relievers, including a life-saving [[antiserum]] to treat [[Deathstalker|yellow scorpion]] stings which is approved for use by the [[Israeli Ministry of Health]] and marketed to hospitals.
-In April 2007, Shulov was posthumously granted a patent, with co-inventor Naphthali Primor, for a non-addictive, topical [[analgesic]] derived from snake venom.<ref>[http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/snake-venom-may-stop-arthritis-pain-244485.html Snake venom may stop arthritis pain]</ref> The patent was assigned to S.I.S. Shulov Institute for Science Ltd.
+In April 2001, Shulov was posthumously granted a patent, with co-inventor Naphthali Primor, for a non-addictive, topical [[analgesic]] derived from [[snake venom]]. The patent was assigned to S.I.S. Shulov Institute for Science Ltd.
 == Publications ==
-Shulov published several books. ''The development of eggs of the Red Locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serv.), and the African Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria migratorioides (R. and F.), and its interruption under particular conditions of humidity''<ref name="The development of eggs of the Red Locus">published 1970, ISBN 0-85135-001-1</ref> was an academic work of entomology. His 1981 ''The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: 40 years of the [[Jerusalem Biblical Zoo]]'' tells the story of how the zoo acquired its first lion with the help of [[Dov Gazit]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Shulov |first=Aharon |title=חצי יבל לגן החיות Hetzi Yuval Le Gan Hachaiyot, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, 40 years of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo |year=1981 |publisher=Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, [[Jerusalem]]|isbn= |pages=}}</ref>
+Shulov published several books. ''The development of eggs of the [[Red locust|Red Locust]], Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serv.), and the [[African migratory locust|African Migratory Locust]], Locusta migratoria migratorioides (R. and F.), and its interruption under particular conditions of humidity''<ref name="The development of eggs of the Red Locus">published 1970, {{ISBN|978-0-85135-001-1}}</ref> was an academic work of entomology. His 1981 ''The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: 40 years of the [[Jerusalem Biblical Zoo]]'' tells the story of how the zoo acquired its first lion with the help of [[Dov Gazit]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Shulov |first=Aharon |title=חצי יבל לגן החיות Hetzi Yuval Le Gan Hachaiyot, The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb, 40 years of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo |year=1981 |publisher=Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, [[Jerusalem]]}}</ref>
-Shulov also published articles on  [[esters]] as insect repellants and attractants.<ref name="Aliphatic Monocarboxylic Esters as Insect Repellants and Attractants">written by Aharon Shulov et al., Yissum Research Development Company</ref> In an entry in [[Bruce Campbell (ornithologist)|Campbell]] and Lack's 1985 ''Dictionary of Birds''<ref name="A Dictionary of Birds">B. Campbell & E. Lack (eds.) ''A Dictionary of Birds'', Vermilion Buteo Books, 1985</ref> Shulov argued that the [[Hebrew]] word translated as "osprey" in the [[King James version]] of the [[Bible]] actually refers to the black vulture, Aegypius monachus.
+Shulov also published articles on [[ester]]s as [[Insect repellent|insect repellants]] and attractants.<ref name="Aliphatic Monocarboxylic Esters as Insect Repellants and Attractants">written by Aharon Shulov et al., [[Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University]]</ref> In an entry in [[Bruce Campbell (ornithologist)|Campbell]] and Lack's 1985 ''Dictionary of Birds''<ref name="A Dictionary of Birds">B. Campbell & E. Lack (eds.) ''A Dictionary of Birds'', Vermilion Buteo Books, 1985</ref> Shulov argued that the [[Hebrew]] word translated as "[[osprey]]" in the [[King James Version|King James version]] of the [[Bible]] actually refers to the black vulture, [[Cinereous vulture|''Aegypius monachus'']].
 == Biblical zoo ==
-[[Image:Shulov2.jpg|Shulov and wife, Yocheved, holding  a [[Pythonidae|python]]|right|thumb|150px]]
+[[File:Shulov2.jpg|Shulov and wife, Yocheved, holding a [[Pythonidae|python]]|right|thumb|150px]]
-Shulov is best known as the visionary and driving force behind the creation of the Biblical Zoo. He started the zoo in 1940, surprising his neighbours by feeding and keeping such animals as baby tigers in his home on [[Abraham Isaac Kook|Rabbi Kook]] Street in central [[Jerusalem]]. A year later, in the wake of the neighbors' objections to noise and smell, Shulov relocated to a site just over an acre in size on [[Shmuel HaNavi Street]]. The zoo remained there from 1941 until 1947, when land was offered on [[Mount Scopus]]. Shulov's objective was to acquire animals mentioned in the [[Bible]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B03EFD71639F935A35750C0A965948260] Jerusalem's Modern Ark</ref> Although many species of the cat family mentioned in the Bible had long disappeared from the region,  Shulov was able to be import several big cats, and brought the first lion to the zoo. Professor Shulov served as the director of the Zoo for 43 years, until his retirement.  The zoo, now known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens,<ref>[http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len] Jerusalem Biblical Zoo homepage</ref> has developed into an internationally renowned zoo and research facility,  and popular tourist destination.<ref>http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo</ref>
+Shulov is best known as the visionary and driving force behind the creation of the Biblical Zoo. He started the zoo in 1940, surprising his neighbours by feeding and keeping such animals as baby tigers in his home on [[Abraham Isaac Kook|Rabbi Kook]] Street in central [[Jerusalem]]. A year later, in the wake of the neighbors' objections to noise and smell, Shulov relocated to a site just over an acre in size on [[Shmuel HaNavi Street]]. The zoo remained there from 1941 until 1947, when land was offered on [[Mount Scopus]]. Shulov's objective was to acquire animals mentioned in the [[Bible]].<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B03EFD71639F935A35750C0A965948260 JERUSALEM'S MODERN ARK - NYTimes.com] Jerusalem's Modern Ark</ref> Although many species of the cat family mentioned in the Bible had long disappeared from the region,  Shulov was able to import several big cats, and brought the first lion to the zoo. Professor Shulov served as the director of the zoo for 43 years, until his retirement. The zoo, now known as the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens,<ref>[http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len] Jerusalem Biblical Zoo homepage {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422111722/http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len |date=April 22, 2014 }}</ref> has developed into an internationally renowned zoo and research facility, and popular tourist destination.<ref>[http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124202635/http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/article.aspx?articleId=579 |date=January 24, 2014 }}</ref>
 ==Commemoration==
-The Prof. Aharon Shulov Fund for the Study of Animals in Captivity,<ref>[http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len/apage/11047.php Aharon Shulov Fund]</ref> a joint initiative of Shulov's family, the Friends of the Zoo Association and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, offers one or more grants each year to support studies relating to the animal collection and conservation activities of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. The studies are focused on any of the Zoo's fields of interest: animal welfare and husbandry, animal reintroduction, reproduction of endangered species, conservation genetics, exotic animal nutrition and medical care, and more. Researchers from academic and non-academic institutions and university students (with preference given to Hebrew University students) are entitled to submit their research proposals to the Fund.
+The Prof. Aharon Shulov Fund for the Study of Animals in Captivity,<ref>[http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len/apage/11047.php Aharon Shulov Fund] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104100521/http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len/apage/11047.php |date=November 4, 2013 }}</ref> a joint initiative of Shulov's family, the Friends of the Zoo Association and the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, offers one or more grants each year to support studies relating to the animal collection and conservation activities of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. The studies are focused on any of the Zoo's fields of interest: animal welfare and [[Animal husbandry|husbandry]], animal reintroduction, [[Captive breeding|reproduction of endangered species]], [[conservation genetics]], exotic animal nutrition and medical care, and more. Researchers from academic and non-academic institutions and university students (with preference given to Hebrew University students) are entitled to submit their research proposals to the Fund.
-After a campaign by Shulov's family, supported by [[Ehud Olmert]] (then mayor of Jerusalem), a main road in the [[Malha]] neighborhood, leading to the entrance of the Zoo, was named Aharon Shulov Road.
+After a campaign by Shulov's family, supported by [[Ehud Olmert]] (then [[mayor of Jerusalem]]), a main road in the [[Malha]] neighborhood, leading to the entrance of the Zoo, was named Aharon Shulov Road.
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.jerusalemzoo.org.il/len/ Jerusalem Biblical Zoo] The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, English
 * [http://www.sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=579 The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo] Society of Biblical Literature, Article written by Avraham Greenbaum
-* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B03EFD71639F935A35750C0A965948260 Jerusalem's Modern Ark]  New York Times Article written by Michael Kammen, published March 6, 1983
+* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B03EFD71639F935A35750C0A965948260 Jerusalem's Modern Ark]  New York Times Article written by Michael Kammen, published March 6, 1983
 * [http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Health&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles%5El1256 Relieving the Pain of Arthritis with Snake Venom]  article written March 19, 2006
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1997
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-[[Category:1908 births]]
+[[Category:1907 births]]
 [[Category:1997 deaths]]
-[[Category:Entomologists]]
+[[Category:Scientists from Kropyvnytskyi]]
-[[Category:Jews in Mandatory Palestine]]
+[[Category:People from Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd]]
-[[Category:Israeli people of Russian descent]]
+[[Category:Israeli entomologists]]
-[[Category:Inventors]]
+[[Category:20th-century Israeli zoologists]]
-[[Category:Russian inventors]]
+[[Category:Jews from Mandatory Palestine]]
+[[Category:20th-century Israeli inventors]]
+[[Category:Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
+[[Category:Soviet emigrants to Mandatory Palestine]]
+[[Category:Ukrainian Zionists]]
+[[Category:20th-century Ukrainian zoologists]]
+[[Category:20th-century Ukrainian Jews]]
+[[Category:20th-century Israeli Jews]]
+[[Category:Zoo directors]]
+[[Category:Jewish biologists]]
+[[Category:People who emigrated to escape Bolshevism]]
+[[Category:Burials at Har HaMenuchot]]

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