Moses Samuel
Moses Samuel | |
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| Born | 1795 |
| Died | 1860 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation(s) | Clockmaker, Translator, Writer |
| Notable work | Original translator of the Book of Jasher (Venice, 1625) |
Moses Samuel was a clockmaker, translator of Hebrew works, and writer.
Life
His parents were Emanuel Menachem Samuel and Hanna Hinde; his father moved from Kempen in
Sir Stuart Montagu Samuel, 1st Baronet and Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
.
Works
He was the originally anonymous translator of the Italian Jewish
Royal Asiatic Society
declined it.
He also translated works of
Reform Jewish movement, and as author of An Address to the Missionaries of Great Britain against Christian efforts to proselytise Jews. He co-edited The Cup of Salvation - Kos Yeshuot, a magazine in Hebrew and English, with D. M. Isaacs.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/39469. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Jewish historical studies: transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England 2000
External links
- Jewish Encyclopedia "...Samuel was a zealous advocate of the emancipation of his coreligionists, and a rebuke, entitled "The Jew and the Barrister," he administered to a member of the bar was favorably noticed in several magazines."
- Works by Moses Samuel at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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