Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 102 years ago |
Date of birth | January 7,1858 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Vilna Governorate |
Date of died | December 16,1922 |
Died | Jerusalem |
Place of burial | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem |
Spouse | Hemda Ben-Yehuda |
Devora Jonas | |
Children | Itamar Ben-Avi |
Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann | |
Job | Book editor |
Lexicographer | |
Education | University of Paris |
Books | A Dream Come True |
Dictionary and thesaurus of the Hebrew language | |
Parents | Yehuda Leib |
Feyga Perelman | |
Grandchildren | Drora Ben Avi |
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ID | 1676641 |
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Life story
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda was a Hebrew linguist, grammarian, and journalist, renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary, and the editor of HaZvi, one of the first Hebrew newspapers published in the Land of Israel. He was the main driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language.