Alexander Marx
Alexander Marx (born January 29, 1878 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal ), † December 1953 in New York City ) was an American historian, Judaist, bibliographer and librarian.
His parents were the merchant and banker George Marx and the poet Gertrud, b. Simon (1851-1916). His brother Moses became a publisher and printer in Berlin and his sister married Samuel Agnon .
From 1886 to 1895 he attended the Kneiphöfische Stadtgymnasium in Königsberg. He studied at the rabbinical seminary in Berlin with Jakob Barth , Abraham Berliner and David Hoffmann , obtained his PhD in 1901 and continued his education with Moritz Steinschneider . In 1905 he married Hannah, the daughter of Rector David Hoffmann.
In 1903 he was appointed by Solomon Schechter to the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City as a librarian and teacher of history. He expanded the book inventory from 5000 to 155,000 books.
He was friends with Aron Freimann .
Publications
- Seder 'Olam (Cap. 1–10): edited, translated and explained from manuscripts and printed works ; Albertus University Konigsberg i. Pr., 1903
- Some notes on the use of hebrew type in non-hebrew books, 1475-1520 ; 1924
- with Max Leopold Margolis : A History of the Jewish people ; 1927
- Tractate abodah zarah of the Babylonian Talmud ; 1957
- Studies in Jewish history and booklore ; 1944, 1969
- Essays in Jewish biography ; 1948
- Bibliographical studies and notes on rare books and manuscripts in the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America ; 1977
literature
- Saul Lieberman, Louis Finkelstein (eds.): Alexander Marx jubelee volume: On the occasion of his seventieth birthday , ( Sēfer haj-jōbēl li-kebōd Alexander Marx le-millēt lō šibʿim šānā ); 1950
- Franz Menges: Marx, Alexander. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 323 ( digitized version ).
- Esriel Hildesheimer, Mordechai Eliav: Das Berliner Rabbinerseminar 1873–1938 , Berlin 2008, ISBN 9783938485460 , pp. 187–188
supporting documents
- ^ Gertrud Simon Marx: Jüdische Gedichte ; Jewish publishing house, 1919 http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2005/pres2005-548.pdf http://storage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2005/pres2005-667.pdf
- ^ Rachel Heuberger: Aron Freimann and the science of Judaism ; P. 117
- ^ Hans Morgenstern: Jüdisches biographisches Lexikon ; P. 552
- ↑ http://www.klinebooks.com/cgi-bin/kline/28551 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. with photo
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SURNAME | Marx, Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American historian, Judaist, bibliographer, and librarian |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
DATE OF DEATH | December 1953 |
Place of death | New York City |