Shaul Tchernichovsky

Shaul Tchernichovsky
Tchernichovsky in 1927
Born	(1875-08-20)20 August 1875 Mykhailivka, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	14 October 1943(1943-10-14) (aged 68) Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Occupation	Poet, essayist, translator, doctor
Nationality	Russian by birth, immigrated to Palestine
Genre	Lyrical-erotic poetry, epic poetry
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Shaul Tchernichovsky (Hebrew: שאול טשרניחובסקי) or Saul Gutmanovich Tchernichovsky (Russian: Саул Гутманович Черниховский; 20 August 1875 – 14 October 1943) was a Russian-born Hebrew poet. He is considered one of the great Hebrew poets, identified with nature poetry, and as a poet greatly influenced by the culture of ancient Greece.