Moritz Wolff (rabbi)

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Moritz Wolff (born in Meseritz in 1824 ; died in 1904 ) was a rabbi , philologist and author who came from what is now Poland . He was a member of the German Oriental Society (DMG).

In 1851 Wolff succeeded Carl Heinemann as rabbi of the synagogue in Gothenburg and headed the community until 1899.

Works (excerpt)

  • Mohammedan eschatology: after the Leipzig and Dresden manuscripts for the first time in Arabic and German with annotations , FA Brockhaus, 1872 ( digitized version )
  • Bidrag till filosofiens historia med särskildt hänseende till den judiska religionsfilosofien , Stockholm: Bonnier, 1882
  • Ṯamāniyat fuṣūl =: Mûsâ Maimûnî's (Maimonides') eight chapters: Arabic and German; with notes , Leiden: Brill, 1903

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Journal of the German Oriental Society, Volume 20, Leipzig 1867, page XXVIII
  2. ^ Entry on the website of the Jewish Virtual Library
personal data
SURNAME Wolff, Moritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wolff, Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Rabbi, philologist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Meseritz
DATE OF DEATH 1904