Charles Netter

Charles Netter
Charles Netter
Born	Jacob Carl Netter (1826-09-14)September 14, 1826 Strasbourg, France
Died	October 2, 1882(1882-10-02) (aged 56) Jaffa, Ottoman Empire
Resting place	Mikveh Israel, Israel
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Businessman, Zionist
Known for	Founding member of Alliance Israélite Universelle; Founder of Mikveh Israel

Charles Netter (Hebrew: יעקב 'קרל' נטר; 14 September 1826 – October 2, 1882), was a founding member of the Alliance Israélite Universelle. In 1870, Netter founded Mikveh Israel, the first modern Jewish agricultural settlement in the Land of Israel.^[1]