| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Meisach |
| Name | Yegusha |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Novye Zhagory |
| Death year | 1917 |
| Death place | Vilna |
| Sex | M |
Meisach (real surname Segal) Yegusha (Jeguscha) (1834, Novye Zhagory, Kovno Province – 1917, Vilna) – writer.
Yegusha Meisach received a traditional Jewish religious education. He taught Talmud and ancient Hebrew in Kreutzburg, Jacobstadt and Buisk, was involved in trade, and worked as a travelling salesman. He published works in Yiddish from 1862 onwards in almost all periodicals published in Yiddish and Hebrew, and was the author of a number of books. He wandered for many years before settling in Vilnius.