Yehuda Amichai

Summary

Yehuda Amichai is a human^[1]. He was born in Würzburg^[2]. He was born on May 3, 1924^[3]. He passed away in Jerusalem^[4]. He died on September 22, 2000^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], educator^[9], and playwright^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Würzburg^[2], Yehuda Amichai…
• Yehuda Amichai passed away in Jerusalem^[4].
• Yehuda Amichai was born on May 3, 1924^[3].
• Yehuda Amichai died on September 22, 2000^[5].
• Yehuda Amichai is buried at Sanhedria Cemetery^[12].
• A child of Yehuda Amichai was Emanuella Amichai^[13].
• Yehuda Amichai held citizenship in Germany^[14].
• Yehuda Amichai held citizenship in Israel^[15].
• Yehuda Amichai worked as a poet^[6].
• Yehuda Amichai worked as a writer^[7].
• Yehuda Amichai's professions included novelist^[8].
• Yehuda Amichai's professions included educator^[9].
• Yehuda Amichai's professions included playwright^[10].
• Yehuda Amichai's professions included translator^[16].
• Yehuda Amichai was employed by New York University^[17].
• Yehuda Amichai was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[18].
• Among Yehuda Amichai's employers was Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[19].
• Yehuda Amichai was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[20].
• Yehuda Amichai received the Israel Prize^[21].
• Yehuda Amichai received the Bialik Prize^[22].
• Yehuda Amichai received the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[23].
• Yehuda Amichai received the ACUM award^[24].
• Yehuda Amichai received the honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science^[25].
• Yehuda Amichai received the Würzburg Cultural Prize^[26].
• Yehuda Amichai was a member of German Academy for Language and Literature^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IL^[29]

• Began / founded: 1924-05-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2000-09-22^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d1cab759-797a-44d6-a02b-057d2621c0b9^[32]

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Origins and Family

Yehuda Amichai's place of birth was Würzburg^[2]. He was born on May 3, 1924^[3].

Education

Yehuda Amichai was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], educator^[9], playwright^[10], and translator^[16]. Employers include New York University^[17], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1831^[35], headquartered in New York City^[36]; University of California, Berkeley^[18], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1868^[39], headquartered in Berkeley^[40]; and Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[19], a university^[41], in Israel^[42], founded in 1918^[43], headquartered in Jerusalem^[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Israel Prize^[21], an award^[45], in Israel^[46], founded in 1953^[47]; Bialik Prize^[22], a literary award^[48], in Israel^[49], founded in 1933^[50], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[51]; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[23], a literary award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1991^[54]; ACUM award^[24], a music award^[55], in Israel^[56], founded in 1958^[57]; honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science^[25], an award^[58], in Israel^[59]; and Würzburg Cultural Prize^[26], a cultural prize^[60], in Germany^[61].

Personal Life

A child of Yehuda Amichai was Emanuella Amichai^[13].

Death and Burial

Yehuda Amichai died on September 22, 2000^[5]. He passed away in Jerusalem^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[62]. Burial took place at Sanhedria Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Yehuda Amichai ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

Where was Yehuda Amichai born?

Yehuda Amichai's place of birth was Würzburg^[2].

Where did Yehuda Amichai die?

Yehuda Amichai passed away in Jerusalem^[4].

What did Yehuda Amichai do for work?

Yehuda Amichai worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], novelist^[8], educator^[9], and playwright^[10].

Where did Yehuda Amichai go to school?

Yehuda Amichai was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem^[20].

What awards did Yehuda Amichai receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize^[21], Bialik Prize^[22], PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award^[23], and ACUM award^[24].