Hermann Gollancz
Sir Hermann Gollancz (born November 30, 1852 in Bremen ; died October 15, 1930 in London ) was a rabbi in Great Britain and a Hebrew . He was the first rabbi to be knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1923 .
Gollancz was born the son of the rabbi Samuel Marcus Gollancz (1820-1900) and his wife Johanna Koppell. He graduated from University College London. Since there was no rabbinical training in England at the time, he went to Galicia and was ordained there in 1897 . He was rabbi of the Bayswater Synagogue from 1892 to 1923 and professor of Hebrew language at University College London from 1902 to 1924 .
In 1921 he published a translation of Immanuel ha-Romi's "Tophhet we-Eden".
He is the older brother of Sir Israel Gollancz and the uncle of Victor Gollancz .
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| SURNAME | Gollancz, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rabbi and Hebraist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1930 |
| Place of death | London |