Yehoshua Bar-Yosef

Israeli writer (1912–1992)
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Yehoshua Bar-Yosef

Summary

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef is a human[1]. His place of birth was Safed[2]. He was born on May 29, 1912[3]. He died in Safed[4]. He died on October 7, 1992[5]. He worked as a novelist[6], journalist[7], short story writer[8], playwright[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's place of birth was Safed[2].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef passed away in Safed[4].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was born on May 29, 1912[3].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef died on October 7, 1992[5].
  • Burial took place at Safed old cemetery[12].
  • A child of Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was Bilhah Rubinstein[13].
  • A child of Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was Yosef Bar-Yosef[14].
  • A child of Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was Yitshak Bar-Yossef[15].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef held citizenship in Israel[16].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's professions included novelist[6].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef worked as a journalist[7].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's professions included short story writer[8].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef worked as a playwright[9].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef worked as a writer[10].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef received the Bialik Prize[17].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef received the Ramat Gan Prize for Literature[18].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef is recorded as male[19].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's Commons category is recorded as Yehoshua Bar-Yosef[21].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's archives at is recorded as Gnazim Institute archive[22].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's given name is recorded as Yehoshua[23].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hebrew[24].
  • Yehoshua Bar-Yosef's different from is recorded as Jesus Christ[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was born in Safed[2]. He was born on May 29, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], journalist[7], short story writer[8], playwright[9], and writer[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Bialik Prize[17], a literary award[26], in Israel[27], founded in 1933[28], headquartered in Tel Aviv[29] and Ramat Gan Prize for Literature[18], a literary award[30], in Israel[31], founded in 1951[32].

Personal Life

Children include Bilhah Rubinstein[13], a translator[33], b. 1936[34], of Israel[35]; Yosef Bar-Yosef[14], a playwright[36], 1933–2021[37], of Israel[38], awarded the Israel Prize[39], specialised in creative and professional writing[40]; and Yitshak Bar-Yossef[15], a writer[41], b. 1949[42], of Israel[43], awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works[44].

Death and Burial

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef died on October 7, 1992[5]. He died in Safed[4]. He is buried at Safed old cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Yehoshua Bar-Yosef born?

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef was born in Safed[2].

Where did Yehoshua Bar-Yosef die?

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef died in Safed[4].

What did Yehoshua Bar-Yosef do for work?

Yehoshua Bar-Yosef worked as novelist[6], journalist[7], short story writer[8], playwright[9], and writer[10].

What awards did Yehoshua Bar-Yosef receive?

Honors received include Bialik Prize[17] and Ramat Gan Prize for Literature[18].

References

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  18. [22] . infocenters.co.il. infocenters.co.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature. library.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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