Shaul Tchernichovsky
Shaul Tchernichovsky | |
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Tchernichovsky in 1927 | |
| Native name | שאול טשרניחובסקי |
| Born | 20 August 1875 |
| Died | 14 October 1943 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, translator, doctor |
| Nationality | Russian by birth, immigrated to Palestine |
| Genre | Lyrical-erotic poetry, epic poetry |
| Spouse | Melania Karlovna Tchernichovskaia (1879–1971), née von Hosius-Horbacewicz |
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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 a poet greatly influenced by the culture of ancient Greece.