Joseph Almanzi
Joseph Almanzi (born March 25, 1801 in Padua , † March 7, 1860 in Trieste ) was an Italian author.
Life
Joseph Almanzi was born in Padua on March 25, 1801, the son of the merchant Baruch Ḥayyim Almanzi. At first he was taught by private tutors . Following Italian custom, he wrote Hebrew poems on special occasions at a young age. At the age of 20 he studied Jewish literature and collected Hebrew books. He copied rare works that he could not buy.
Almanzi spoke German, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin and Syriac. His father had also bought him the Chaim Joseph David Azulais library , which Almanzi expanded. He later moved to Trieste, where he participated in public. He died there unmarried on March 7, 1860.
Almanzi had made a special contribution as a poet. He also translated well-known Italian poems into Hebrew and studied history. Some of his letters and poems have been published in the Yad Yosef collection (The Hand of Joseph; Cracow and Trieste 1889).
Works
- Me'il ḳinah (Reggio 1824)
- Higgayon be-Kinnor (Vienna 1839)
- Nezem Zahab (Padua 1858)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Almanzi, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University book printer L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 14 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ In the Biographical Lexicon of the Kaiserthums Oesterreich 1814 is given as the date of birth.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Almanzi, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almanzi, Giuseppe; Almanzi, Yosef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1860 |
| Place of death | Trieste |