David Tidhar | |
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 David Tidhar (before 1950) | |
| Native name | Hebrew: דוד תדהר |
| Born | David Todrosovitz June 7, 1897 Jaffa, Palestine |
| Died | December 15, 1970 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Genre | Detective fiction Encyclopedia |
| Notable works | Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (19 vol.) |
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David Tidhar (Hebrew: דוד תדהר; 6 June [7 Sivan] 1897 – 15 December 1970) was a Jewish-Israeli police officer, private detective and author, widely known as “the first Hebrew detective”. He was modern Israel’s first celebrity, referred to by the public as the "Israeli Sherlock Holmes”.[1]