David Ben-Gurion

Details

Instance of

human

Born

16 October 1886

Died

1 December 1973

Conflict

World War I

Place of birth

Płońsk

Place of death

Ramat Gan, Jaffa

Sex or gender

male

Given name

David, Dávid

Family name

Ben-Gurion

Father

Avigdor Ben Gurion

Spouse

Paula Ben-Gurion

Child

Amos Ben-Gurion, Renana Leshem, Geula Ben-Eliezer

Field of work

politics, Zionism

Occupation

politician, trade unionist, Zionist

Position held

Prime Minister of Israel, Prime Minister of Israel, Minister of Defense of Israel, Minister of Defense of Israel, Knesset member, general secretary, Education Minister of Israel, Justice Minister of Israel, Minister of Transport and Road Safety, Knesset member, Knesset member, Knesset member

Citizenship

Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Mandatory Palestine, Israel

Religion

Judaism

Awards

Bialik Prize, honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University, honorary citizen of Jerusalem

birth name

Dawid Józef Grün

cause of death

stroke

described by source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)

educated at

Istanbul University Faculty of Law, University of Warsaw, Istanbul University

languages spoken, written or signed

Hebrew, Yiddish, Turkish, Polish

manner of death

natural causes

member of

Histadrut, Jewish National Council

member of political party

Mapai, Rafi, National List, Workers of Zion, Labor Unity

name in native language

דוד יוסף גרין, דָּוד בֶּן־גּוּרְיוֹן

notable work

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

participant in

declaration of Israeli independence

place of burial

Midreshet Ben-Gurion

topic's main category

Category:David Ben-Gurion

work location

Tel Aviv

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