Yosef Sprinzak
Former Speaker of the Knesset
Yosef Sprinzak was a leading Zionist activist in the first half of the 20th century, an Israeli politician, and the first Speaker of the Knesset, a role he held from 1949 until his death in 1959. Wikipedia
Born: December 8, 1885, Moscow, Russia
Died: January 28, 1959 (age 73 years), Jerusalem
Previous office: Speaker of the Knesset (1949–1959)
Spouse: Hanna Wantik (m. ?–1959)
Organization founded: Hapoel Hatzair
Party: Mapai
Place of burial: Mount Herzl, Jerusalem