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Moshé Feldenkrais

Israeli engineer and creator of the Feldenkrais Method (1904-1984)
Person Human Q716293

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
May 6, 1904
Date of death
July 1, 1984
Place of birth
Slavuta
Place of death
Jaffa
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Mandatory Palestine, France, United Kingdom, Israel[11][12][13][14][15]
Occupation
physicist, judoka, university teacher, engineer, physiologist, judo coach[16]
Employer
University of San Francisco, Hampshire College[26][27]
Field of work
alternative medicine, engineering, body psychotherapy, pedagogy, physics, movement therapy, neurophysiology, physiotherapy, judo[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Educated at
Science Faculty of Paris, École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[28][29]
Notable work
Feldenkrais Method[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Russian[38][39]
Described by source
Valentina Arkhipova-Grossmann Archive[37]
Family name
Feldenkrais[35]
Given name
Moshé[36]
Name in native language
משה פנחס פלדנקרייז[40]
Place of burial
Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery[10]
Sport
judo[34]
Student
Thomas Hanna, Thomas Myers[30][31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Moshé Feldenkrais en Moshe Pinchas Feldenkrais en Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais en Moshe Feldenkrais de Feldenkrais de Moshe Feldenkrais de Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais es Moshe Feldenkrais fr Moshe Feldenkrais he משה פלדנקרייז he פלדנקריז, משה. hu Moshé Pinhas Feldenkrais it Moshe Feldenkrais ja モーシェ・フェルデンクライス nl Moshe Feldenkrais pl Moshe Pinhas Feldenkrais ru Моше Фельденкрайз ru Фелденкрайз ru Фельденкрайз, Моше uk Моше Фелденкрайз
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000081053139
VIAF cluster ID
27064349
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79036857
GND ID
118875698
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Moshe Feldenkrais.png ↗
Babelio author ID
136090
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119024969
BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
981058607041406706
CBDB.cz author ID
61052
CONOR.BG ID
42616165
CONOR.SI ID
62073955
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
16294
CiNii Research ID
1140000791869383552
DDB person (GND) ID
118875698
Databazeknih.cz author ID
38498
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118875698
EBAF authority ID
143661
Encyclopedia.com ID
medicine/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/feldenkrais
FAST ID
1753627
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118875698
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
026861097
IxTheo authority ID
079652476
J9U entity ID
987007260896705171
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118875698
KBR person ID
14280244
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118875698
Kallías ID
PE00109726
Levadia Library ID
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Libris-URI
hftwzx413cz3b5l
Media Library for Dance and Theatre person ID
1195
Medvik ID
nlk19990074796
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02274029
NDL Authority ID
00439346
NL CR AUT ID
nlk19990074796
NUKAT ID
n2012043917
National Library of Greece ID
72080
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000046002
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810597491305606, 9810618455105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1049909
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067639925
Obálky knih ID
nlk19990074796
Open Library ID
OL1551744A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095813598
Parsifal cluster ID
323601
SBN author ID
CFIV014842
SELIBR ID
240391
SHARE Catalogue author ID
457546
SVKKL authority ID
p0017959-Feldenkrais-Moshe-19041984
Tabakalera ID
138508
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058607041406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1031148
Wellcome Collection concept ID
uqmd38ws
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbGWXG6RVrGhK9RbFjpyd
Yale LUX ID
person/9a799c76-11f9-4064-a35e-5b55a8fa1d51

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 8
physics, engineering, judo, pedagogy, alternative medicine, physiotherapy, neurophysiology, body psychotherapy
Country of citizenship 5
France, United Kingdom, Israel, Russian Empire, Mandatory Palestine
Occupation 4
engineer, physicist, university teacher, judoka
Employer 2
University of San Francisco, Hampshire College
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Russian
Educated at 1
École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Feldenkrais Method
Notable work 1
Feldenkrais Method
Place of birth 1
Slavuta
Place of burial 1
Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery
Place of death 1
Jaffa
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
judo
Student 1
Thomas Hanna
Students 1
Thomas Hanna
← Creator 1
Feldenkrais Method
← FactGrid item ID 1
Kropivenka
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Summary

Moshé Feldenkrais was born on May 6, 1904[1], in Slavuta[2]. He died on July 1, 1984[3], in Jaffa[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], judoka[6], university teacher[7], engineer[8], and physiologist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Moshé Feldenkrais include Feldenkrais Method[41], a somatic paradigm[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Feldenkrais Method[41], a somatic paradigm[42].

FAQs

Where was Moshé Feldenkrais born?

Moshé Feldenkrais was born in Slavuta[2].

Where did Moshé Feldenkrais die?

Moshé Feldenkrais passed away in Jaffa[4].

What did Moshé Feldenkrais do for work?

Moshé Feldenkrais worked as a physicist[5], judoka[6], university teacher[7], engineer[8], and physiologist[9].

Where did Moshé Feldenkrais go to school?

Moshé Feldenkrais was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[28] and École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[29].

Related Entities

engineering France Israel Jaffa pedagogy physics physiotherapy Russian Empire United Kingdom University of San Francisco

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → af27c95a-c22a-47c2-b48b-6dee84532522
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    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810597491305606, 9810618455105606
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  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0017959-Feldenkrais-Moshe-19041984
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → University of San Francisco, Hampshire College
    Described by source → Valentina Arkhipova-Grossmann Archive
    Family name → Feldenkrais
    Place of burial → Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery
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