Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
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Summary
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was born on January 7, 1858[1], in Lužki[2]. He died on December 16, 1922[3], in Jerusalem[4]. He worked as a lexicographer[5], linguist[6], journalist[7], grammarian[8], and newspaper editor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month, #6,960 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery[11]
- Spouse: Devora Ben-Yehuda[12], Hemda Ben-Yehuda[13]
- Child: Itamar Ben-Avi[14], Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann[15]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[16], Ottoman Empire[17], Mandatory Palestine[18]
- Field of work: linguistics[19]
- Educated at: Daugavpils State Gymnasium[20]
- Member of: Hebrew Language Committee[21]
- Sex or gender: male[22]
- Commons category: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda[23]
- Cause of death: tuberculosis[24]
- Residence: Russian Empire[25], Mandatory Palestine[26], Ottoman Palestine[27]
- Family name: Ben Yehuda[28]
- Given name: Eliezer[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eliezer Ben-Yehuda[30]
- Commons gallery: Eliezer Ben Jehuda[31]
- Relative: Solomon Naphtali Hertz Jonas[32], Gil Hovav[33]
- Manner of death: natural causes[34]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[35]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[36], Arabic[37], Russian[38], Aramaic[39]
- Commons Creator page: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda[40]
- Birth name: אין מידע[41], Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman[42]
- Name in native language: אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־יְהוּדָה[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda include Ben Yehuda Street[44], a street[45], in Israel[46].
Why It Matters
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Works attributed to him include Ben-Yehuda dictionary[49], a version, edition or translation[50]. Entities named for him include Ben Yehuda Street[44], a street[45], in Israel[46].
FAQs
Where was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda born?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was born in Lužki[2].
Where did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda die?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda passed away in Jerusalem[4].
Who was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda married to?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's spouses include Devora Ben-Yehuda[12] and Hemda Ben-Yehuda[13].
What did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda do for work?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda worked as a lexicographer[5], linguist[6], journalist[7], grammarian[8], and newspaper editor[9].
Where did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda go to school?
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was educated at Daugavpils State Gymnasium[20].