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Meir Dizengoff

1861 - 1936

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Meir Dizengoff (Hebrew: מֵאִיר דִּיזֶנְגּוֹף; born Meer Yankelevich Dizengof [Russian: Меер Янкелевич Дизенгоф]; 25 February 1861 – 23 September 1936) was a Zionist leader and politician and the founder and first mayor of Tel Aviv (1911–1922 as head of town planning, 1922–1936 as mayor). Dizengoff's actions in Ottoman Palestine and the British Mandate for Palestine helped lead to the creation of the State of Israel. David Ben-Gurion declared Israeli independence in 1948 at Dizengoff's residence in Tel Aviv. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meir Dizengoff has received more than 109,367 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Meir Dizengoff is the 7,199th most popular politician (up from 9,931st in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Moldova (up from 25th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Moldovan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Meir Dizengoff ranks 7,199 out of 19,576. Before him are Praskovia Saltykova, Azarmidokht, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Emperor Horikawa, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, and Bezprym. After him are Hinrich Lohse, Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Francisco de Paula Santander, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Meir Dizengoff ranks 49. Before him are Maurice Blondel, Jurji Zaydan, William C. Durant, Santiago Rusiñol, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia. After him are John William Godward, Kadambini Ganguly, Juhani Aho, Vazha-Pshavela, Motilal Nehru, and Nellie Melba. Among people deceased in 1936, Meir Dizengoff ranks 70. Before him are Irving Thalberg, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Henri de Régnier, Edward Bach, Charles Curtis, and Richard Hauptmann. After him are Hans Poelzig, Gustave Kahn, Arvid Lindman, Sergey Kamenev, Édouard Herzen, and Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Meir Dizengoff ranks 15 out of 107. Before him are Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725), Mikhail Larionov (1881), Kira Muratova (1934), Eugen Doga (1937), Vladimir Purishkevich (1870), and Iona Yakir (1896). After him are Petru Lucinschi (1940), Eugenio Coșeriu (1921), Ion Druță (1928), Maria Cebotari (1910), Alexey Shchusev (1873), and Lev Berg (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Moldova

Among politicians born in Moldova, Meir Dizengoff ranks 9. Before him are Emil Constantinescu (1939), Avigdor Lieberman (1958), Maia Sandu (1972), Nicolae Timofti (1948), Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725), and Vladimir Purishkevich (1870). After him are Petru Lucinschi (1940), Mihai Ghimpu (1951), Dorin Recean (1974), Anatoliy Kinakh (1954), Sergey Aksyonov (1972), and Serhiy Tihipko (1960).

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