Birth Name: Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Occupation: Historian
Place Of Birth: Gondar
Date Of Birth: December 31, 1918
Date Of Death: March 19, 2015
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Yosef Ben-Jochannan was born on the 31st of December, 1918. He was known for being a Historian. An African-born writer and historian better known as “Dr. Ben,” he became one of the most prominent Afrocentric scholars of the Twentieth Century. His nearly fifty published works focus on the ancient civilizations of the Nile Valley.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan was born in Gondar. He began serving as chairman of UNESCO’s African Studies Committee in 1945 and held the post until 1970. He was criticized for his Afrocentric re-working of history and, at one lecture, was chastised by scholar Mary Lefkowitz for asserting that Aristotle had visited the Library of Alexandria.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan was a Capricorn and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Yosef Ben-Jochannan was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Yosef Ben-Jochannan was born in the Year of the Horse.
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| REAL NAME: | Yosef Ben-Jochannan |
| NICKNAME: | Yosef |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Zodiac Sign: Yosef Ben-Jochannan was a Capricorn. People of this zodiac sign like family, tradition, and dislike almost everything at some point. The strengths of this sign are being responsible, disciplined, good managers, while weaknesses can be to be the know-it-all, unforgiving, condescending and expecting the worst. The greatest overall compatibility with Capricorn is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Yosef Ben-Jochannan was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Yosef Ben-Jochannan had a ruling planet of Saturn and has a ruling planet of Saturn and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Saturn. Saturn is a planet of commitment and responsibility, but also restriction and delay. People who are born with Saturn as the ruling planet are disciplined and are hard workers.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan’s birth sign is Capricorn and he had a ruling planet of Saturn.
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