Imber, Naphtali Herz (1856–1909)

Itinerant Hebrew poet. A Zionist and champion of the restoration of Hebrew as a modern spoken language, he wrote Hatikva/The Hope (1878), which became the Zionist anthem in 1897 and the Israeli national anthem in 1948. He wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Born in Austria-Hungary, Imber travelled to Palestine and worked as secretary to the wife of British general Oliphant, then went to England and the USA.