Dan Pagis

Dan Pagis (1930-1986) was born in Bukovina, Romania. During World War II, he was interned in a concentration camp for several years. He arrived in pre-state Israel in 1946 and became a teacher on a kibbutz. He received his PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he later became professor of medieval Hebrew literature. A renowned poet, Dan Pagis’s publications include eight books of poetry, four studies of medieval poetry and one book for children. He also published a critical edition of David Vogel’s collected verse and collections of medieval poetry.