Mordechai Gur

Mordechai Gur was an Israeli politician, writer, military officer and lieutenant general (1930–1995). He was born at Jerusalem and died at Tel Aviv.

Mordechai Gur in brief

Born
1930
Died
1995
Known for
politician, writer, military officer and lieutenant general
Place of birth
Jerusalem
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Career and activity

Recorded positions include Minister of Health, Minister without portfolio, Deputy Minister of Defense, Knesset member and Chief of the General Staff. He worked at Jerusalem.

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago.

Azit the Paratrooper Dog. The Battle for Jerusalem. Analysis: Botticelli (recto); Rhythmic Exercise (verso), dated 1922, pen and brown ink (recto and verso), on ivory wove paper, prepared with a white ground, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1981.314.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

The Life of Mordechai Gebirtig INTRODUCTION, Mordechai Gebirtig, 2000. Tropp, Neumann (Nachmann, Mordechai). Rózsavölgyi, Márk (Mordechai); früher Rosenthal. 4. Fritz Mordechai Kaufmanns ›Vermächtnis‹, Fritz Mordechai Kaufmann und »Die Freistatt«, 2007. Levanon, Mordechai or Mordecaï, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Mordechai Gur studied at Harvard University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. the recorded working language is Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Jerusalem. Positions recorded include Minister of Health and Minister without portfolio.

Distinctions recorded are Medal of Courage.

Chronology

  1. 1930Mordechai Gur born at Jerusalem.
  2. 1995Mordechai Gur died at Tel Aviv.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    4. Fritz Mordechai Kaufmanns ›Vermächtnis‹, Fritz Mordechai Kaufmann und »Die Freistatt«, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Levanon, Mordechai or Mordecaï, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Mordechai Gur (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Rózsavölgyi, Márk (Mordechai); früher Rosenthal

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Life of Mordechai Gebirtig INTRODUCTION, Mordechai Gebirtig, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Tropp, Neumann (Nachmann, Mordechai)

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Mordechai Gur.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1335169: Mordechai Gur

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Mordechai Gur”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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