Yehuda Amichai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yehuda Amichai

Israeli poet

Date of Birth: 03-May-1924

Place of Birth: Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 22-Sep-2000

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, educator, soldier, novelist

Nationality: Germany, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Yehuda Amichai (Hebrew: ????? ??????;born Ludwig Pfeuffer ?3 May 1924 – 22 September 2000) was an Israeli poet.
Amichai is considered, both in Israel and internationally, as Israel's greatest modern poet, and one of the leading poets worldwide.
He also wrote two novels and several short stories.
He was one of the first to write in colloquial Hebrew.He was awarded the 1957 Shlonsky Prize, the 1969 Brenner Prize, 1976 Bialik Prize, and 1982 Israel Prize.
He also won international poetry prizes and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on several occasions.