Moshé Feldenkrais

Israeli engineer and creator of the Feldenkrais Method (1904-1984)
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Moshé Feldenkrais

Summary

Moshé Feldenkrais is a human[1]. He was born in Slavuta[2]. He was born on May 6, 1904[3]. He passed away in Jaffa[4]. He died on July 1, 1984[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], judoka[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Moshé Feldenkrais was born in Slavuta[2].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais passed away in Jaffa[4].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais was born on May 6, 1904[3].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais died on July 1, 1984[5].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais is buried at Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery[11].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Russian Empire[12].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Mandatory Palestine[13].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in France[14].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in United Kingdom[15].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Israel[16].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais worked as a physicist[6].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais worked as a judoka[7].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's professions included engineer[9].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was alternative medicine[17].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was engineering[18].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was body psychotherapy[19].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was pedagogy[20].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was physics[21].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was broad range of mindful, body-based practices operating on the principle that the mind and body are intrinsically linked[22].
  • Among Moshé Feldenkrais's employers was University of San Francisco[23].
  • Among Moshé Feldenkrais's employers was Hampshire College[24].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[25].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's education included a stint at École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[26].
  • A notable student of Moshé Feldenkrais was Thomas Hanna[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Slavuta[2], Moshé Feldenkrais… he was born on May 6, 1904[3].

Education

Educated at Science Faculty of Paris[25], a faculty[28], in France[29], founded in 1811[30] and École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[26], a grande école[31], in France[32], founded in 1891[33], headquartered in Cachan[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], judoka[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9]. Fields of work include alternative medicine[17], a field of study[35]; engineering[18], a field of work[36]; body psychotherapy[19], an academic discipline[37]; pedagogy[20], a branch of science[38]; physics[21], a branch of science[39]; and broad range of mindful, body-based practices operating on the principle that the mind and body are intrinsically linked[22], a medical treatment[40]. Employers include University of San Francisco[23], a university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1855[43], headquartered in San Francisco[44] and Hampshire College[24], a liberal arts college[45], in United States[46], founded in 1965[47]. Notable students include Thomas Hanna[27], a writer[48], 1928–1990[49], of United States[50], specialised in body psychotherapy[51] and Thomas Myers[52], a manual therapist[53].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Moshé Feldenkrais is Feldenkrais Method[54]. Things named for him include Feldenkrais Method[55], a somatic paradigm[56].

Death and Burial

Moshé Feldenkrais died on July 1, 1984[5]. He died in Jaffa[4]. He is buried at Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Moshé Feldenkrais ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for him include Feldenkrais Method[55], a somatic paradigm[56].

FAQs

Where was Moshé Feldenkrais born?

Moshé Feldenkrais's place of birth was Slavuta[2].

Where did Moshé Feldenkrais die?

Moshé Feldenkrais died in Jaffa[4].

What did Moshé Feldenkrais do for work?

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

Where did Moshé Feldenkrais go to school?

Moshé Feldenkrais was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[25] and École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[26].

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  27. [52] . wikidata.org.

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  25. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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