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Leon Simon (Zionist)
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Sir Leon Simon CB (11 July 1881 – 27 April 1965) was a leading British Zionist intellectual and civil servant who took part in the drafting of the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and served on the Zionist Commission with Chaim Weizmann.[1] An advocate of cultural Zionism and the revival of Hebrew language, Simon was a scholar and translator of Ahad Ha'am, and produced the first modern Hebrew translations of Plato.[2] He served as the Chairman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Executive Council, and from 1949–50 as the university's President.[3]
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אריה (לאון) סימון | |
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Born | (1881-07-11)11 July 1881 |
Died | 27 April 1965(1965-04-27) (aged 83) |
Nationality | British, Israeli |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Years active | 1904–1949 |
Known for | Cultural Zionist, writer, Hebrew scholar, political activist |
Spouse |
Ellen Simon (m. 1916) |
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