Talk:Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
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Not only does this article not have the form of a standard Wikipedia article, but it's decidedly POV, making sweeping and probably false statements such as the introductory one. It also needs to be paragraphed.
If the contributor is watching, we appreciate the contribution, which contains a lot of useful information, but would appreciate it if you could help clean it up.
Derrick Coetzee 00:43, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- It is unbelievable, but the introductory one is completely true. It is amazing what this man did to Ivrit. I am immensely surprised there was no this article until now. Shame on you, Jews. I know only two languages literally restored from ashes: Hebrew and Czech. Mikkalai 05:55, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Contradictions in online sources
Hi everyone. I started writing a biography on Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in French (see Éliézer Ben Yéhouda) and I have found multiple contradictions in the sources I have found in English and French. Unfortunately, I do not read Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian nor German, nor any other language (shame on me!). I should really get at least one book on him, ideally in French, but those I found online were really expensive! Anyway, I am hoping someone can help me clarify things up. Here are the main problems :
- Perelman or Perlman? Why the various spellings of his family name? What is his native language anyway? Yiddish?
- Where on earth is Luzhky, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's birthplace? Is it in Lituania or in Belarus? (Google Earth was of no help on this.)
- When was the Committee of the Hebrew Language founded? 1889, 1891, 1904? Did he found it on his own initiative? Who were the other founders?
- When did he publish the first volume of The Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew?
- How many volumes did he write himself before he passed away? Is it 5?
Thank you! Merci! -- Mathieugp 00:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
