Zevi Scharfstein

American Hebrew-language educator and lexicographer
Person Human Q16131878

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1884, March 15, 1884[5]
Date of death
1972, October 11, 1972[6]
Place of birth
Dunaivtsi
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
lexicographer
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hebrew[15]
Family name
Scharfstein[12]
Given name
Zvi[13]
Place of burial
Hamden[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Zevi Scharfstein cs Tsevi Sharfshtain cs Tsevi Sharfshten cs Tsevi Sharfshteyn he צבי שרפשטיין
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
37837124
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89640804
GND ID
123894441
Ben Yehuda author ID
183
CONOR.SR ID
8981607
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11198593
CiNii Research ID
1140563741662482560
FAST ID
254164
Find a Grave memorial ID
209858211
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/112yf7kdt
IdRef ID
195369556
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IxTheo authority ID
085507598
J9U entity ID
987007267634305171
Jewish Virtual Library ID
scharfstein-x1e92-evi
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
123894441
LMHL author ID
02976
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16528045
NL CR AUT ID
xx0021060
NUKAT ID
n2006095739
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000117276
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810566840605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
182001695
Open Library ID
OL2072848A
Social Security Death Index entry
091-26-0753
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjCKyqFbqHdfGkdw4t7pP

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Summary

Zevi Scharfstein was born in 1884[1] in Dunaivtsi[2]. He died in 1972[3]. He worked as a lexicographer[4].

FAQs

Where was Zevi Scharfstein born?

Zevi Scharfstein was born in Dunaivtsi[2].

What did Zevi Scharfstein do for work?

Zevi Scharfstein worked as a lexicographer[4].

What awards did Zevi Scharfstein receive?

Honors received include Hebrew Education Workers Prize[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Social Security Death Index. wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The New York Times. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Ben-Ami Scharfstein
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64920: generate missing Dde from available data"
  2. 17d ago · שילוני · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    JudaicaLink person (GND) ID → 123894441
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 209858211
    LMHL author ID → 02976
    Wikidata description → American Hebrew-language educator and lexicographer
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: ISNI: 0000000480060125"
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