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Hugo Bergmann

Hugo Bergmann, Czech-Israeli philosopher and academic (died 1975)

Born
December 25, 1883
Died
June 18, 1975
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1883

About Hugo Bergmann

Hugo Bergmann (Hebrew: שמואל הוגו ברגמן; December 25, 1883 – June 18, 1975) was an Israeli philosopher, born in Prague. Together with Martin Buber, he founded Brit Shalom, an organization espousing a binational solution for promoting the co-existence of Jews and Arabs in the State of Israel. Bergmann and his wife immigrated to Palestine in 1920. Bergmann served as the director of the Jewish National Library between 1920 and 1935. Bergmann was the father of Martin S.

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Hugo Bergmann timeline

  1. Bergmann and his wife immigrated to Palestine in 1920.
  2. Bergmann served as the director of the Jewish National Library between 1920 and 1935.

The world when Hugo Bergmann was born

Hugo Bergmann was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hugo Bergmann's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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