Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman; 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Russian-Jewish linguist, lexicographer, and journalist. He is renowned as the lexicographer of the first Hebrew dictionary and also as the editor of Jerusalem-based HaZvi, one of the first Hebrew newspapers published in the Land of Israel. Ben-Yehuda was the primary driving force behind the revival of the Hebrew language.
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אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־יְהוּדָה | |
| Born | Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman 7 January 1858 Luzhki, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | 16 December 1922 (aged 64) Jerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine |
| Resting place | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem 31°46′42″N 35°14′38″E |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
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| Organization | HaZvi |
| Known for | Reviving the Hebrew language |
| Movement | Zionism |
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