Takamitsu Muraoka Japanese linguist dead at age 88
a Japanese linguist and Semitist, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 88. He was Chair of Hebrew, Israelite Antiquities, and Ugaritic at Leiden University in the Netherlands from 1991 to 2003. Muraoka was noted for his studies… · 10 February 2026 · February 2026