Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli novelist and poet
Shmuel Yosef Agnon was an Austro-Hungarian-born Israeli novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew literature. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon. In English, his works are published... Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1887, Buchach, Ukraine
Died: February 17, 1970 (age 82 years), Jerusalem
Children: Emuna Yaron
Spouse: Esther Marx (m. 1920–1970)
Parents: Esther Farb Czaczkes and Shalom Mordechai ha-Levy Czaczkes
Full name: Shmuel Yosef Halevi Czaczkes
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