Avraham Shlonsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Avraham Shlonsky

Israeli poet

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1900

Place of Birth: Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 18-May-1973

Profession: writer, poet, translator, literary editor

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Avraham Shlonsky (March 6, 1900 – May 18, 1973; Hebrew: ????? ????????; Russian: ?????? ????????) was a significant and dynamic Israeli poet and editor born in the Russian Empire.He was influential in the development of modern Hebrew and its literature in Israel through his many acclaimed translations of literary classics, particularly from Russian, as well as his own original Hebrew children's classics.
Known for his humor, Shlonsky earned the nickname "Lashonsky" from the wisecrackers of his generation (lashon means "tongue", i.e., "language") for his unusually clever and astute innovations in the newly evolving Hebrew language.



Alternative names	Qlwger, Zwl?an; Zol?an ?luger; Kluger, Z.; W. von Szigethy; W. Von Szighethy
Description	Hungarian-Israeli photographer
Date of birth/death	8 February 1896	16 May 1977
Location of birth/death	Kecskemét	Manhattan
Authority control	: Q7035699 VIAF: 19504001 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 1613 LCCN: no2008144265 Open Library: OL6614008A GND: 136332838 WorldCat