About Elye Falkovitsh
Lived 1898 – 1979 (aged 80–81). Elye Falkovitsh was a Russian linguist.
Elye Falkovitsh (1898–1979) was a Belarusian Jewish linguist. He received the Order of Lenin for his work as an orderly during World War II. Falkovitsch published works on Yiddish orthography and grammar.
Early life Born in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Belarus), Falkovitsh lived there until age 19. Falkovitsh died in 1979 at age 80 or 81.
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Who was Elye Falkovitsh?
Belarusian-Jewish Yiddish linguist
When was Elye Falkovitsh born?
Elye Falkovitsh was born in 1898 in Gomel, Gomelsky Uyezd.
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Elye Falkovitsh died on 10 June 1979 in Moscow.
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Elye Falkovitsh was a linguist.
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Elye Falkovitsh was Russian.
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