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Zvi Yavetz (; 26 April 1925 – 7 January 2013) was an Israeli historian. He was a professor of ancient history at Tel Aviv University.
Initially, Yavetz joined a kibbutz in the Jordan valley. Then he left to study modern history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. While at university, Yavetz worked as a teacher for deaf and speech impaired children. He received a master's degree and PhD in history, classics and sociology in 1950 and 1956, respectively. In 1960, he carried out post-doctoral research at University of London and Lund University.
Yavetz died in January 2013 and was buried at Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak cemetery.
In 2008, Yavetz published his autobiography, My Czernowitz. He adopted his mother's family name, Yavetz, when he learned that all members of her family had been killed in the Holocaust.
Academic and literary career
After completing his PhD, Yavetz helped to found Tel Aviv University. In 1956, he was named the department chair of general history and later, dean of humanities faculty at the university.
Awards and recognition
In 1990, Yavetz was awarded the Israel Prize for humanities. In 1997, he was awarded a doctorate (Honoris Causa) from Beer Sheba University and Munich University.
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