Abraham Goldfaden

E389325

Abraham Goldfaden was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish dramatist, poet, and impresario widely regarded as the founder of modern Yiddish theater.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abraham Goldfaden canonical 2
Goldfaden 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yiddish-language writer
founder of modern Yiddish theatre
impresario
person
playwright
poet
theatre director
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1840-07-12
dateOfDeath 1908-01-09
describedAs founder of modern Yiddish theater
educatedAt rabbinical school in Zhytomyr
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Goldfaden
linked to: Abraham Goldfaden
fieldOfWork Yiddish literature
drama
poetry
theatre
founded first professional Yiddish theatre company
genre Yiddish operetta
Yiddish theatre
poetry
givenName Abraham
languageOfWorkOrName Hebrew
Russian
Yiddish
movement Yiddish theatre
linked to: Yiddish theater
name Abraham Goldfaden
nativeLanguage Hebrew
Yiddish
notableFor founding the first professional Yiddish theatre troupe
notableWork Bar Kokhba
linked to: Simon bar Kokhba

Di Kishefmakherin
Shmendrik, oder Die komishe Chasene
Shulamis
occupation actor
dramatist
impresario
poet
songwriter
theatre director
placeOfActivity Romania
Russia
Ukraine
United States of America
placeOfBirth Starokostiantyniv
placeOfDeath New York City
religion Judaism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yiddish theater notablePlaywright Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden name Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden familyName Goldfaden
linked to: Abraham Goldfaden