Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl (Hebrew: תאודור הֶרְצֵל, Theodor Hertzel; Hungarian: Herzl Tivadar; May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904), born Benjamin Ze'ev Herzl (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין זְאֵב הֶרְצֵל, also known in Hebrew as חוֹזֵה הַמְדִינָה, Khozeh HaMedinah, lit. "Visionary of the State") was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, georgist, and writer. He is considered to have been the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the World Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish migration to Palestine in an effort to form a Jewish state (Israel).

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Theodor Herzl
Alias (AKA)Herzl Tivadar (Hungarian)
Birth dateMay 02, 1860
Birth nameBenjamin Ze'ev Herzl
Birth place
Budapest , Austrian Empire , Kingdom of Hungary
Nationality
Austria-Hungary
Religion
Jewish atheism
Date of deathJuly 03, 1904
Place of death
Austria-Hungary , Vienna , Reichenau an der Rax
Residence
Vienna
Resting place
Jerusalem , Vienna , Döbling , Mount Herzl , Israel
Education
University of Vienna
Education
Law
Known for
Zionism

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