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Yeshayahu Leibowitz ((ヘブライ語:ישעיהו ליבוביץ); 29 January 1903 – 18 August 1994) was an Israeli Jewish public intellectual, professor of biochemistry, organic chemistry and neurophysiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics. ==Biography== Yeshayahu Leibowitz was born in Riga, Russian Empire (now in Latvia) in 1903, to a religious and Zionist family. His father was a lumber trader, and his cousin was future chess grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch. In 1919, he studied chemistry and philosophy at the University of Berlin. After completing his doctorate in 1924, he went on to study biochemistry and medicine, receiving an MD in 1934 from the University of Basel. He migrated to Palestine in 1935 and settled in Jerusalem. Leibowitz was married to Greta, with whom he had six children.〔(Confessions of a litigation commando – Haaretz – Israel News )〕 His son, Elia, was chairman of the Tel Aviv University astrophysics department and the longest-serving director of the Wise Observatory.〔(Templeton Research Lectures on the Constructive Engagement of Science and Religion :: Speaker Bios )〕 Another son, Uri, was a professor of medicine at Hadassah University Medical Center.〔 His daughter, Yiska, is a district prosecutor.〔 His sister, Nechama Leibowitz, was a world famous biblical scholar. Leibowitz was active until his last day. He died in his sleep on 18 August 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yeshayahu Leibowitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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