Who was born first, Dan Brown or Henry Roth?
Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard "Dan" Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, most notably the novels "Angels & Demons" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), and "Inferno" (2013). Brown's novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, "Angels & Demons" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), and "Inferno" (2013), have been adapted into films.
Benjamin Brown (scholar) Benjamin Brown (born July 1, 1966 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli professor, researcher of Judaism and Jewish thought, lecturer at the Department of Jewish thought at Hebrew University and a researcher at the [[Israel Democracy Institute]. Brown is known for his studies on Orthodox Judaism, especially the ultra-Orthodox [[community]], from the [[theology|theological]], [[halakhah|Jewish-legal]] and [[history|historical]] perspectives.. Among other topics, he was the first to trace the development of the [[concept]] "[[Daas Torah]]" and its various usages in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world. In addition, he published many papers about the Jewish legal ruling system ([[Halakhah]]), the [[Musar movement]] and the Hasidic movement. In his studies, Brown incorporates concepts, models and analytical tools originating from general [[philosophy]], including legal philosophy.