Each year, the Centre hosts a lecture in memory of Professor Edward Ullendorff (1920-2011), FBA and a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies until his death. Professor Ullendorff was a leading specialist of Semitic linguistics with particular emphasis on the languages of Ethiopia. This series of annual lectures held in his memory hosts distinguished linguists, philologists, and literary historians working on Hebrew and Semitic languages.
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The Tenth Edward Ullendorff Memorial Lecture will take place in Week 1, Thursday 15 October 2026 at 18:00 (UK time), title to be confirmed. The lecture will be presented by Professor Ghil’ad Zuckermann (Flinders University) and will take place at the Catherine Lewis Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford OX1 2HG. Further information to follow.