Alexander Harkavy
Sign in to saveAmerican author, linguist, and lexicographer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1939
- Works
- 89
Top works
- Gants Ameriḳe
- Vocabulary of cognate words in English and Yiddish
- Popular history of the Jews
- Harḳavi's Yidish-English ṭashen-ṿerṭerbukh
- דער שפאנישער לערער
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Key dates
- Born
- 5 May 1863
- Died
- 2 November 1939
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Harkavy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Navahrudak
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Yiddish
- Field of work
- Yiddish
Connections
Categories
1863 births1939 deathsAmerican encyclopedistsAmerican lexicographersAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican people of Belarusian-Jewish descentBelarusian JewsContributors to the Jewish EncyclopediaEmigrants from the Russian Empire to the United StatesHovevei ZionJewish American non-fiction writersJewish encyclopedists