Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis and function theory”. Today it says “polish-born israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Israeli mathematician (1912–1986) In this Hebrew name , the surname is Netanyahu . Elisha Netanyahu ( Hebrew : אֱלִישָׁע נְתַנְיָהוּ ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis . Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. He was the brother of historian Benzion Netanyahu and the uncle of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Elisha Netanyahu ( ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis and function theory . Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. Historian Benzion Netanyahu is his brother and Benjamin Netanyahu , current Prime Minister of Israel is his nephew.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Elisha Netanyahu ( ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis . Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. Historian Benzion Netanyahu was his brother and Benjamin Netanyahu , current Prime Minister of Israel is his nephew.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Elisha Netanyahu ( ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis . Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. Historian Benzion Netanyahu was his brother and Benjamin Netanyahu , current Prime Minister of Israel was his nephew.
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Israeli mathematician Elisha Netanyahu ( ; December 21, 1912 – April 3, 1986) was an Israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis . Over the course of his work at the Technion he was the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and established the separate Department of Mathematics. Historian Benzion Netanyahu was his brother, while current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is his nephew.
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israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis and function theory
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polish-born israeli mathematician specializing in complex analysis
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