Paltiel Daykan Explained

Paltiel Daykan
Native Name:	פלטיאל דייקן
Native Name Lang:	he
Birth Date:	12 May 1885
Birth Place:	Lithuania, Russian Empire
Nationality:	Israel
Occupation:	Jurist
Awards:	Israel Prize (1957)

Paltiel Daykan (Hebrew: פלטיאל דייקן; May 12, 1885 – February 12, 1969) was an Israeli jurist.

Early life

Daykan was born in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire, in 1885. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine (now Israel) in 1921.

Awards

• In 1957, Daykan was awarded the Israel Prize, for jurisprudence.^[1]

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients

Notes and References

1. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1957 (in Hebrew).