Hayim Nahman Bialik
Hayim Nahman Bialik | |
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Bialik, 1923 | |
| Native name | חיים נחמן ביאַליק |
| Born | January 9, 1873 Ivnytsia, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (present day Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | July 4, 1934 (aged 61) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Trumpeldor Cemetery, Israel |
| Occupation | Poet, journalist, children's writer, translator |
| Literary movement | Hovevei Zion |
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Hayim Nahman Bialik (Hebrew: חיים נחמן ביאַליק; January 9, 1873 – July 4, 1934) was a Jewish poet who wrote primarily in Hebrew and Yiddish. Bialik is considered a pioneer of modern Hebrew poetry, part of the vanguard of Jewish thinkers who gave voice to a new spirit of his time, and recognized today as Israel's national poet. Being a noted essayist, poet and story-teller, Bialik also translated major works from European languages into Hebrew.