M. H. Landauer (1808 – February 3, 1841) was a writer on
Jewish mysticism, born at Kappel, near
Buchau
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,
Württemberg
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Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...
in Germany. He was a son of the cantor Elias Landauer, and at the age of 18 entered the
yeshiva
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and lyceum in
Karlsruhe
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; later he studied at the universities of
Munich
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and
Tübingen
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. In spite of ill health, he returned to Munich in 1838 to copy from Hebrew manuscripts in the Royal Library extracts for use in his investigations. In 1839, he passed the examination for the
rabbi
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nate, and in the following year was appointed rabbi of
Braunsbach, Württemberg. Only three months later illness obliged him to resign his position and to return to Kappel, where he died.
Of Landauer's works the following may be mentioned:
*''Jehova und Elohim, oder die Althebräische Gotteslehre als Grundlage der Geschichte der Symbolik und der Gesetzgebung der Bücher Mosis,'' Stuttgart and Augsburg, 1836 (see
A. Geiger
Abraham Geiger (Hebrew: ''ʼAvrāhām Gayger''; 24 May 181023 October 1874) was a German rabbi and scholar, considered the founding father of Reform Judaism. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development along history and universalist traits, Geige ...
's review in his ''Wiss. Zeit. Jüd. Theol.'' iii. 403 et seq.)
*''Wesen und Form des Pentateuchs,'' ib. 1838.
Landauer's posthumous works and excerpts, dealing with his investigations of the history and literature of the
Kabala, of the
Zohar, and of
Jewish literature
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, as well as his report on his studies of Hebrew manuscripts, were published in ''Orient, Lit.'' 1845–46.
Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography
*
Jost Jost is both a German given name and a surname and a Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss
* Jost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker, maker of astronomical instrument ...
's Annalen, iii. 69 et seq.;
*
Julius Fürst
Julius Fürst (; 12 May 1805, Żerków, South Prussia – 9 February 1873, Leipzig), born Joseph Alsari, was a Jewish German orientalist and the son of noted maggid, teacher, and Hebrew grammarian Jacob Alsari. Fürst was a distinguished scho ...
, Bibl. Jud. ii. 219 et Seq
External links
Jewish Encyclopedia article for M. H. Landauer by
Isidore Singer
Isidore Singer (10 November 1859 – 20 February 1939) was an American encyclopedist and editor of ''The Jewish Encyclopedia'' and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.
Biography
Singer was born in 1859 in Weisskirchen, M ...
and
Meyer Kayserling
Meyer Kayserling (also '' Meir'' or ''Moritz'', 17 June 1829 – 21 April 1905) was a German rabbi and historian.
Life
Kayserling was born in Hanover, and was the brother of writer and educator Simon Kayserling. He was educated at Halbersta ...
.
References
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1808 births
1841 deaths
19th-century German rabbis
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