Akiva Aryeh Weiss

Akiva Arie Weiss House, ground floor built 1909

Akiva Arieh Weiss, also spelled Aryeh (1868–1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine. He is best known as the primary founder of Tel Aviv. He had been the initiator of the project to create the "first Hebrew city" in Palestine and presided over its establishment. He also helped establish the Jewish diamond industry and textile industry in Palestine.