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Yuval Noah Harari
History & CivilizationsWho is Yuval Noah Harari in the Agency editorial?
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, known for the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, names him once, in its opening, where the author says he is not a historian like Harari.
In short
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the author's opening text. The author writes that he is "not a historian like Yuval Noah Harari (author of Sapiens)", and adds that he has always championed the importance of understanding history in order to understand the present. The edition does not quote Harari or discuss his books.
Key facts
- Who is Yuval Noah Harari?
- An Israeli historian, born in 1976, known for the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Harari?
- Only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the author's opening text.
- What does Issue.27 say about him?
- The author says he is not a historian like Harari, whom he identifies as the author of Sapiens, but that he has always championed understanding history in order to understand the present.
Who is Yuval Noah Harari?
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian, born in 1976. He is known for the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, which tells the history of the human species. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Harari appear in Issue.27?
Issue.27 names him once, in the opening, before the edition turns to Rome. The author writes that he is "not a historian like Yuval Noah Harari (author of Sapiens)", but that he has always championed the importance of understanding history in order to understand the present. The edition says nothing else about Harari.
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