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Yehonatan Geffen

Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright
Person Human Q2911403

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
February 22, 1947
Date of death
April 19, 2023
Place of birth
Nahalal
Place of death
Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer
Country of citizenship
Israel[17]
Occupation
poet, opinion journalist, journalist, translator, playwright, songwriter, writer, musician[18][19][20]
Award received
Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, Bernstein Prize[21][22]
Mother
Aviva Geffen[11]
Spouse
Nurit Geffen, Ava Haddad[12][13]
Child
Aviv Geffen, Natasha Ruth Geffen, Shira Geffen[14][15][16]
Sibling
Nurit Geffen Bezer[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hebrew[29]
End of work period
2023[32]
Family name
Geffen[24]
Given name
Jonathan[25]
Name in native language
יהונתן גפן[30]
Place of burial
Nahalal[10]
Relative
Samuel Dayan, Moshe Dayan, Shaul Betser[26][27][28]
Start of work period
1967[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yehonatan Geffen en Yonathan Geffen en Jehonatan Gefen en Jonathan Gefen en Yehonatan Gefen ar يوناتان جيفين de Yonatan Geffen es Yonatan Geffen fr Yonatan Geffen he יהונתן גפן he יונתן גפן it Yonatan Geffen ja イェオナタン・ゲフェン ja ヨナタン・ゲフェン nl Yonatan Geffen pl Yonatan Geffen ro Yonatan Geffen ru Гефен Йехонатан ru Гефен, Йонатан ru Йехонатан Гефен
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
0000000079981913
VIAF cluster ID
59225384
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82217056
GND ID
128435194
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yehonatan Geffen 1.jpg ↗
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007261664005171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13186881w
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11953322
CiNii Research ID
1140845216534276480
DDB person (GND) ID
128435194
Discogs artist ID
649963
EDb person ID
n0012997
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Europeana entity
agent/base/16500
FAST ID
104657
Facebook username
JohnathanGeffen
Freebase ID
/m/03d07s3
HAND ID
0F33-5061-123E-BF89-6FEA
HaBima Archive person ID
2910
IMDb ID
nm1397932
IPI name number
00041693877
ITHL author ID
13459
IdRef ID
172250536
Ishim ID
יהונתן גפן
IxTheo authority ID
372667406
J9U entity ID
987007261664005171
Jaxsta profile ID
a8d65e82-2969-5a76-b270-8079e306b627
Jerusalem Film Cinematheque person ID
yonatan-gefen
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
128435194
Kinopoisk person ID
822454
LMHL author ID
01143
Libraries Australia ID
36502398
LibraryThing author ID
gefenjonathan
MOOMA artist ID
1145
MusicBrainz artist ID
89a93dbb-9eda-45a4-8a2c-4e92ad0c787d
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18817881
NLA Trove people ID
1261915
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000051816
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811719701005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071923632
Perlentaucher ID
yehonatan-geffen
Prabook ID
1727505
RERO ID (legacy)
A014147091
SBN author ID
UBOV234128
SNAC ARK ID
w61g0mw2
SecondHandSongs artist ID
176564
Shironet artist ID
464
Stereo Ve Mono artist ID
יהונתן גפן
Tab4u artist ID
319
WikiTree person ID
גפן-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpytMvV9bmbqdR4cfkYyd
Yale LUX ID
person/f6767b93-8b93-4250-9515-8fec6e7b0f5c

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 24
יהיה טוב (שיר של דוד ברוזה), יהיה טוב (שיר של דוד ברוזה), נערה במשקפיים, נערה במשקפיים, Rumba, Rumba, The Little Prince from Company B, The Little Prince from Company B +16 more
Mb:translator 14
Ahava Ad Hashamayim, Ahava Ad Hashamayim, Banahar Shel Sevillia, Banahar Shel Sevillia, Ha'Isha She'Iti, Ha'Isha She'Iti, Kmo She'at, Kmo She'at +6 more
Occupation 7
writer, poet, journalist, playwright, songwriter, translator, opinion journalist
Child 2
Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen
Children (paternal) 2
Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen
Mb:parent 2
Aviv Geffen, Shira Geffen
Relative 2
Moshe Dayan, Samuel Dayan
Award received 1
Bernstein Prize
Country of citizenship 1
Israel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Hebrew
Mb:member of band 1
Havurat Lul
Mb:performer of 1
The Sixteenth Sheep
Place of birth 1
Nahalal
Place of burial 1
Nahalal
Place of death 1
Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Yehonatan Geffen was born on February 22, 1947[1], in Nahalal[2]. He died on April 19, 2023[3], in Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer[4]. He worked as a poet[5], opinion journalist[6], journalist[7], translator[8], and playwright[9].

FAQs

Where was Yehonatan Geffen born?

Yehonatan Geffen's place of birth was Nahalal[2].

Where did Yehonatan Geffen die?

Yehonatan Geffen died in Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer[4].

Who were Yehonatan Geffen's parents?

Yehonatan Geffen's mother was Aviva Geffen[11].

Who was Yehonatan Geffen married to?

Yehonatan Geffen's spouses include Nurit Geffen[12] and Ava Haddad[13].

What did Yehonatan Geffen do for work?

Yehonatan Geffen worked as a poet[5], opinion journalist[6], journalist[7], translator[8], and playwright[9].

What awards did Yehonatan Geffen receive?

Honors received include Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works[21] and Bernstein Prize[22].

Related Entities

Israel Moshe Dayan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57986: Import missing aliases from dewiki 3/3"
  3. 11w ago · ערן · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End of work period → 2023
    "Created claim: End of work period: 2023, (details)"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jonathan
    Family name → Geffen
    Instance of → human
    Relative → Samuel Dayan, Moshe Dayan, Shaul Betser
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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