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Elihu Katz
American and Israeli sociologist (1926–2021)
Elihu Katz (Hebrew: אליהוא כ"ץ, 21 May 1926 – 31 December 2021) was an American-Israeli sociologist and communication scientist whose expertise was uses and gratifications theory.
He authored over 20 books and 175 articles and book chapters during his lifetime and is acknowledged as one of "the founding fathers of regular television broadcasts in Israel."[1][2]
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Elihu Katz graduated from Midwood High School in 1944 and then served in the Army for three years.
He received his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees from Columbia University.[3][4][5]
Katz died in Jerusalem on 31 December 2021, at the age of 95, survived by his wife Ruth, a musicologist and professor emerita at Hebrew University, two sons, and their families.
He is interred at Jerusalem’s Har Hamenuhot Cemetery.[6][7][1][5]