Naphtali Wolf Tur (; died 29 May 1885) was a Russian

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of Jewish descent. Born in Vilna, Tur settled in Warsaw, where he taught Hebrew and several modern languages. He was a talented poet; but, owing to his untimely death, most of his productions remained unpublished, including a collection of verse entitled ''Benot ha-shir''. Those poems which were printed include ''Ha-yovel'', a long poem in honour of Sir Moses Montefiore's

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, ''Geveret ha-ḥeshbon'', and ''El ha-ishah''. Several of his poems were published in

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's ''Ha-boker or''.

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Year of birth missing Date of birth unknown 1885 deaths 19th-century Jews from the Russian Empire Hebrew-language poets Jewish educators People of the Haskalah Writers from Vilnius Writers from Warsaw {{russia-writer-stub