Jacob Hoftijzer (11.01.1926—08.11.2011[clarification needed]) was a scholar ofSemitic languages. He was Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature, the Israelite Antiquities and Ugaritic atLeiden University until his retirement in 1991.[1] That year, aFestschrift was published in his honour,Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic Syntax: Presented to Professor J. Hoftijzer on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday, which included contributions fromJan P. Fokkelman andTakamitsu Muraoka.
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