Akiva Aryeh Weiss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Akiva Aryeh Weiss

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1868

Place of Birth: Grodno, Belarus

Date of Death: 23-May-1947

Profession: architect, urban planner, watchmaker, jeweller, textile manufacturer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Akiva Arieh Weiss, also spelled Aryeh (1868-1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine.
He is best known as the primary founder of Tel Aviv.
He had been the initiator of the project to create the "first Hebrew city" in Palestine and presided over its establishment.
He also helped establish the Jewish diamond industry and textile industry in Palestine.