Jeheskel Shoshani

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Jeheskel Shoshani
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cause of deathTerrorism-linked explosion on a public minibus
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
Other names"Hezy" Shoshani
Known forSpecialist in proboscidean anatomy and evolution
Advocate of elephant conservation
Founder of Elephant Research Foundation
SpouseSandra Lash Shoshani
Scientific career
InstitutionsWayne State University
ThesisOn the Phylogenetic Relationships Among Paenungulata and Within Elephantidae as Demonstrated by Molecular and Osteological Evidence (1986)

Jeheskel "Hezy" Shoshani (Hebrew: יחזקאל שושני; January 23, 1943 – May 21, 2008) was an evolutionary biologist who studied elephants and their relatives for over 35 years.

Life and work

Early life and career

Shoshani was born in what is now

Hebrew copy of Willis Lindquist's Burma Boy,[2][3] which told the story of the relationship between a boy and an elephant.[4]
He began his career as a zookeeper at the Tel Aviv Zoo
University of Addis Ababa.[3]

Research

During his life, Shoshani published over 168 scientific articles and books on elephants.

suborder Plesielephantiformes,[11] the family Numidotheriidae,[12] and the species Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi.[13]

Death and legacy

Shoshani was among several people killed in a terrorism-linked explosion in a public minibus in downtown

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on May 21, 2008.[4] Following his death, The Elephant Research Foundation board of directors renamed the library to The Jeheskel (Hezy) Shoshani Library Endowed Collection to commemorate his research,[7] and it currently houses over 1,100 items.[2] The amebelodontid Eurybelodon shoshanii was named in his honor in 2016.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dale, R. (2008). "Tribute: In Memoriam, Jeheskel "Hezy" Shoshani". Journal of the Elephant Managers Association. 19 (2).
  2. ^ a b c d Zoski, S. (2018). "Packing up a Pachyderm". Wayne State. Vol. Fall 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Douglas-Hamilton, I. (2008). "A tribute to Hezy Shoshani". Pachyderm. 44.
  4. ^ a b c d Ofri Ilani (May 22, 2008). נהרג חוקר פילים ישראלי בפיגוע באתיופיה [Israeli researcher of elephants killed in attack in Ethiopia]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Associated Press. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
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    ISBN 9780517061367
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  6. ^ a b Shoshani, J. (1986). On the Phylogenetic Relationships Among Paenungulata and Within Elephantidae as Demonstrated by Molecular and Osteological Evidence (PhD). Wayne State University.
  7. ^ a b c d e "The Jeheskel (Hezy) Shoshani Library Endowed Collection". Special Collections. Wayne State University Library.
  8. doi:10.22237/elephant/1521731887
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  9. S2CID 14339772
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  10. PMID 15781694
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  11. ^ J. Shoshani; W. J. Sanders; P. Tassy (2001). "Elephants and other Proboscideans: a summary of recent findings and new taxonomic suggestions". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001: 676–679.
  12. ^ Shoshani, J., ed. (1992). Elephants: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. London: Simon and Schuster. pp. 22–23.
  13. PMID 17085582
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  14. S2CID 131649785
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