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Avigdor Dagan

Czech poet and writer, Israeli diplomat (1912-2006) · Czechia · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

Avigdor Dagan was a Czech-Israeli writer, playwright, literary translator, and diplomat. Prior to adopting the Hebraic name in 1955, his name was Viktor Fischl, Dagan, being related to the Hebrew word dag (fish), an approximate translation of Fischl as a diminutive of "fish".

Avigdor Dagan is read about 8 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 5 July 2026

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2006Died28 May 20062004Jaroslav Seifert PrizeAward2002Artis Bohemiae Amicis MedalAward1992Honorary Citizen of Hradec KrálovéAward1912Born30 June 1912

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Awards

Jaroslav Seifert Prize2004
Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal2002
Honorary Citizen of Hradec Králové1992
Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

About this person

Country
Czechia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2006 · aged 93