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Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1970)

Shmuel Yosef Agnon has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 8, 1887 in Buchach, Ukraine.

Born

August 8, 1887

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: February 17, 1970

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Buchach, Ukraine
Professions
novelist, writer, poet, short story writer
Citizenship
Israel, Hungary, German Empire, Mandatory Palestine, Weimar Republic

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: August 8, 1887 (Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature) or in 1888 (Prabook; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; Munzinger Personen; Find a Grave; Roglo; global.britannica.com; Proleksis Encyclopedia; Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays; Babelio; Encyclopædia Britannica Online).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Birth name
שמואל יוסף הלוי טשאטשקיס

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Shmuel Yosef Agnon born?

Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born in Buchach, Ukraine.

What was Shmuel Yosef Agnon’s name at birth?

Shmuel Yosef Agnon’s recorded birth name is שמואל יוסף הלוי טשאטשקיס.

When did Shmuel Yosef Agnon die?

Shmuel Yosef Agnon died on February 17, 1970.