A. D. Gordon

Aaron David Gordon
Born	June 9, 1856 Troyanov, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	February 22, 1922(1922-02-22) (aged 65) Degania Alef, Mandate Palestine
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Existential philosophy, Labor Zionism
Main interests	Ethics, epistemology, Jewish philosophy
Notable ideas	Direct Experience (Hebrew: חוויה, Chavaya) vs Consciousness

Aaron David Gordon (Hebrew: אהרן דוד גורדון; 9 June 1856 – 22 February 1922), more commonly known as A. D. Gordon, was a Labour Zionist thinker and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair, a movement that set the tone for the Zionist movement for many years to come. Influenced by Leo Tolstoy and others, it is said that in effect he made a religion of labor. Gordon moved to Ottoman Palestine in 1904, at age 48, where he was revered by younger Zionist pioneers for leading by example.