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Amos Oz — Age & Birthday

Born: 4 May 1939 · Died: 28 December 2018 · Age at death: 79

How old was Amos Oz when he died?

Amos Oz died aged 79. He was born on 4 May 1939 and died on 28 December 2018.

Highly decorated Israeli author and campaigner for a two-state solution

Did you know?He adopted his pen name, which means strength in Hebrew, after moving to a kibbutz following the death of his mother.

Amos Oz (Hebrew: עמוס עוז; born Amos Klausner (עמוס קלוזנר); 4 May 1939 – 28 December 2018) was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual. He was also a professor of Hebrew literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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Age at death: 79
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Years since death: 7

Born: May 4, 1939 · Jerusalem, Israel
Died: December 28, 2018
Cause of death: Cancer
Nationality: Israelis
Known for: Literature, Media, Scholarship

Family

Father: Yehuda Arieh Klausner
Children: Daniel Oz, Fania Oz-Salzberger, Galia Oz

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