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], engineer[9], and physiologist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,350 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[11]

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[12].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Russian Empire[13].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Mandatory Palestine[14].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in France[15].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in United Kingdom[16].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais held citizenship in Israel[17].
  • 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 professions included physiologist[10].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's professions included judo coach[18].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was alternative medicine[19].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was engineering[20].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was body psychotherapy[21].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was pedagogy[22].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais's field of work was physics[23].
  • 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[24].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais was employed by University of San Francisco[25].
  • Among Moshé Feldenkrais's employers was Hampshire College[26].
  • Moshé Feldenkrais was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[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[27], a faculty[28], in France[29], founded in 1811[30] and École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[31], a grande école[32], in France[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in Cachan[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], judoka[7], university teacher[8], engineer[9], physiologist[10], and judo coach[18]. Fields of work include alternative medicine[19], a field of study[36]; engineering[20], a field of work[37]; body psychotherapy[21], an academic discipline[38]; pedagogy[22], a branch of science[39]; physics[23], a branch of science[40]; and broad range of mindful, body-based practices operating on the principle that the mind and body are intrinsically linked[24], a medical treatment[41]. Employers include University of San Francisco[25], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1855[44], headquartered in San Francisco[45] and Hampshire College[26], a liberal arts college[46], in United States[47], founded in 1965[48]. Notable students include Thomas Hanna[49], a writer[50], 1928–1990[51], of United States[52], specialised in body psychotherapy[53] and Thomas Myers[54], a manual therapist[55].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Moshé Feldenkrais is Feldenkrais Method[56]. Things named for him include Feldenkrais Method[57], a somatic paradigm[58].

Death and Burial

Moshé Feldenkrais died on July 1, 1984[5]. He died in Jaffa[4]. He is buried at Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Moshé Feldenkrais ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,350 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for him include Feldenkrais Method[57], a somatic paradigm[58].

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], engineer[9], and physiologist[10].

Where did Moshé Feldenkrais go to school?

Moshé Feldenkrais was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[27] and École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie[31].

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Class ancestry

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  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Employer University of San Francisco, Hampshire College
    Described by source Valentina Arkhipova-Grossmann Archive
    Family name Feldenkrais
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