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Alexander Harkavy

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Alexander Harkavy

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American 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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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States

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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
translator
Languages spoken
Yiddish
Field of work
Yiddish
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date of birth
1863-05-05
date of death
1939-11-02
Commons category
Alexander Harkavy
writing language
English language
Commons Creator page
Alexander Harkavy
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