Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor of political science at bar ilan university”. Today it says “political scientist known for his seminal studies of political culture of the us states”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Honors and awards”.
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Daniel Judah Elazar (August 25, 1934 – December 2, 1999) was a political scientist known for his seminal studies of political culture of the US states . He was professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and Temple University in Pennsylvania , and director of the Center for the Study of Federalism at Temple University and the founder and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Delaware Politics and Government . University of Nebraska Press . p. xi. Elazar's papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Daniel Judah Elazar (1934–1999) was a professor of political science at Bar Ilan University (Israel) and Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . and the founder and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Elazar's papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Daniel Judah Elazar (August 25, 1934 – December 2, 1999) was a professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University ( Israel ) and Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the founder and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Elazar's papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Daniel Judah Elazar (August 25, 1934 – December 2, 1999) was a professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University ( Israel ) and Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He was the Director of the Center for the Study of Federalism at Temple University and the founder and president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . Elazar's papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
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professor of political science at bar ilan university
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political scientist known for his seminal studies of political culture of the us states
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Honors and awards
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