Isidore Singer
Isidore Singer , born as Isidor Singer (born November 10, 1859 in Mährisch Weißkirchen , Moravia , Austrian Empire ; died February 20, 1939 in New York City , New York ) was an Austro-American writer and lexicographer .
Life
Isidore Singer studied at the University of Vienna from 1872 to 1882 , a doctorate cannot be proven. In addition, he allegedly studied at the rabbinical seminary in Vienna, probably also in Berlin. In 1885/86 he published the Allgemeine Oesterreichische Literaturzeitung and worked as a secretary for the French envoy in Vienna. In 1887 he went with this to Paris , where he worked in the press department of the Foreign Ministry. Singer turned against anti-Semitism at an early age and in 1893/94 published the magazine La Vraie Parole , which turned against anti-Semitism and defended Alfred Dreyfus .
In 1895 he moved to New York. There he collected the money for the Jewish Encyclopedia , which he published in twelve volumes from 1901 to 1906. Of his numerous other encyclopedic projects, however, he was only able to realize a few, such as the International Insurance Encyclopedia (1909).
Publications
- Berlin, Vienna and anti-Semitism. 1882.
- Press and Judaism. 1882.
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Should the Jews become Christians? 1884.
- Should the Jews become Christians? 2nd Edition. Frank, Vienna 1884 ( digitized version )
- Letters from famous Christian contemporaries on the Jewish question , Vienna: Frank 1885.
- The two electrons - humanistic education and classical teaching. 1884.
- On my mother's grave. 1888.
- Le Prestige de la France. 1889.
- La Question Juive. 1893.
- Anarchy and antisemitism. 1894.
- The Jews' struggle for justice. 1902.
literature
- Singer, Isidore. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- Klaus Hödl : Singer, Isidor. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 12, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2001-2005, ISBN 3-7001-3580-7 , p. 296 f. (Direct links on p. 296 , p. 297 ).
Web links
- Isidore Singer Papers in the American Jewish Archives
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Singer, Isidore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Singer, Isidor (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-American writer and lexicographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mährisch Weißkirchen , Moravia , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1939 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |