Gerson Wolf
Gerson Wolf ( July 16, 1823 in Holleschau , Moravia - October 29, 1892 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Jewish religious teacher and historian.
Life
Gerson Wolf initially wanted to become a rabbi and studied in Vienna. From the mid-1850s he worked as a religion teacher for the Jewish community in Vienna . As part of this activity he took over the supervision of the Jewish religious schools in Vienna.
Gerson Wolf published numerous writings that dealt primarily with the history of the Jews in Bohemia , Moravia and Austria . He died in Vienna at the age of 69 and was buried in the old Israelite part of the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 20, Row 21, No. 11).
Works (selection)
- The Jews under Ferdinand II. According to files in the archives of the KK Ministries of the Interior a. Express. In: Yearbook for the history of the Jews and Judaism. Institute for the Promotion of Israelite Literature, Leipzig 1860, pp. 238–239.
- History of the Israelitische Cultusgemeinde in Vienna , Vienna 1861
- On the history of the Jews in Worms and the German urban system , supplement XXVII, H. Skutsch, Breslau 1862, p. 95
- Baptism of Jews in Austria , Verlag von Herzfeld & Bauer, 1863, p. 14 ( online )
- Joseph Wertheimer . A picture of life and time. Contributions to the history of the Jews of Austria in recent times. With the use of archival sources. Herzfeld & Bauer, Vienna 1868. Preview in the Google book search
- History of the Jews in Vienna (1145–1876) . A. Hölder, Vienna 1876 ( online in the Google Book Search USA ); Reprint: Geyer, Vienna 1974
- The Jewish cemeteries and the " Chewra kadischa " (pious brotherhood) in Vienna . Alfred Hölder, Vienna 1879, p. 27
literature
- Klaus-Dieter Alicke: Lexicon of the Jewish communities in the German-speaking area. Volume 2: Großbock - Ochtendung. Gütersloher Verlagshaus, Gütersloh 2008, ISBN 978-3-579-08078-9 ( online edition ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wolf, Gerson . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 57th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1889, pp. 284–290 ( digitized version ).
- Adolf Brüll : Wolf, Gerson . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, pp. 750 f.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Gerson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian religious teacher and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holleschau , Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1892 |
| Place of death | Vienna |