David Yellin

David Yellin
דוד ילין
BornMarch 19, 1864
DiedDecember 12, 1941 (77)
Resting placeMount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
Known forfounding Hebrew educational institutions, Hebrew language revival, research of medieval Hebrew literature
SpouseIta Yellin
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics, Hebrew literature
The keystone, adorned with the word "Ha-Levanon" on Yellin's house in Jerusalem

David Yellin (Hebrew: דוד ילין; March 19, 1864 – December 12, 1941) was an educator, a researcher of the Hebrew language and literature, a politician, one of the leaders of the Yishuv, the founder of the first Hebrew College for Teachers, one of the founders of the Hebrew Language Committee and the Israel Teachers Union, and the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.