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Shmuel Niger

Yiddish literary critic (1883-1955)
Person Human Q443990

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 15, 1883
Date of death
December 24, 1955
Place of birth
Dukora
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, United States[8][9][10]
Occupation
literary critic, writer
Employer
Der Tog, Tsukunft, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research[11][12][13]
Member of political party
Zionist Socialist Workers Party[15]
Child
Elizabeth Shub[7]
Sibling
Daniel Charney, Baruch Charney Vladeck[24][25]
Genre
literary criticism[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian, Belarusian, Yiddish[20][21][22]
Birth name
שמואל טשארני[23]
Described by source
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[19]
Family name
Niger[17]
Given name
Shmuel[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shmuel Niger en Shmuel Ṭsharni de Shmuel Niger de Schmuel Niger de Samuel Niger he שמואל ניגר he שמואל צ'ורני he ניגער he שמואל טשארני he שמואל טשורני he שמואל ניגער nl Нигер Шмуэль nl Шмуэль Нигер pl Samuel Czarny pl Samuel Niger pl Szmuel Czarny pl Szmuel Niger ru Нигер Ш. ru Нигер Шмуэль ru Нигер, Шмуэль
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000368552226, 0000000108960741
VIAF cluster ID
46853190
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87874932
GND ID
119027739
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shmuel Niger.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12437263w
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10166347
Carnegie Hall agent ID
42792
CiNii Research ID
1981430859709651972
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119027739
FAST ID
240390
Freebase ID
/m/0n47kd8
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Geni profile ID
6000000008343733377
Goodreads author ID
5176148
IdRef ID
033512922
IxTheo authority ID
079815707
J9U entity ID
987007313207105171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
12969
Jewish Virtual Library ID
niger-shmuel
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119027739
Libraries Australia ID
35901608
LibraryThing author ID
nigersamuel
Libris-URI
xv8b9krg2517bkt
Literary Encyclopedia ID
8-0391
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14226384
NLA Trove people ID
1138265
NUKAT ID
n2010115786
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CUH8;=BE
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810639009405606
National Library of Russia ID
7760593
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
102237786
Open Library ID
OL169045A
Polski Słownik Judaistyczny ID
Niger_Samuel
Prabook ID
1888339
SELIBR ID
137984
SNAC ARK ID
w6b58q3q
Unz Review author ID
NigerShmuel
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhMmVtFWhFQ3qkkyp9VYP
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ID
Niger_Shmuel
Yale LUX ID
person/041f55b7-0230-413c-bb16-4431c0fba398

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
United States, Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Employer 3
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Tsukunft, Der Tog
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Russian, Belarusian, Yiddish
Occupation 2
writer, literary critic
Sibling 2
Daniel Charney, Baruch Charney Vladeck
Siblings 2
Daniel Charney, Baruch Charney Vladeck
Described by source 1
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Genre 1
literary criticism
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Zionist Socialist Workers Party
Place of birth 1
Dukora
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Shmuel Niger was born on June 15, 1883[1], in Dukora[2]. He died on December 24, 1955[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a literary critic[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Shmuel Niger born?

Shmuel Niger's place of birth was Dukora[2].

Where did Shmuel Niger die?

Shmuel Niger passed away in New York City[4].

What did Shmuel Niger do for work?

Shmuel Niger worked as a literary critic[5] and writer[6].

Related Entities

New York City Russian Empire Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic United States YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 6w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Libraries Australia ID → 35901608
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:CUH8;=BE
    CiNii Research ID → 1981430859709651972
    National Library of Russia ID → 7760593
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added identifiers that match NACSIS-CAT author ID (details)"
  3. 9w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Virtual Library ID → niger-shmuel
    Unz Review author ID → NigerShmuel
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA14226384
    "Created claim: NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA14226384, Matched to #mix'n'match Samuel Niger (#37880997) for NACSIS-CAT author ID"
  4. 14w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Elizabeth Shub
    "Created claim: Child: Elizabeth Shub"
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