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Hermann Wassertrilling

1800 – 1887

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Lived 1800 – 1887. Hermann Wassertrilling was a writer, judaic scholar, rabbi and teacher.

Hermann Wassertrilling, or (Hebrew: Tzvi Hirsch ben Natan Wassertrilling; born in Boskowitz, Moravia) was an Austrian Hebraist who flourished in the 19th century.

He officiated as teacher in the Jewish school of Hotzenplotz, Silesia, circa 1850; he served as rabbi of Bojanowo, Provinz Posen. The following is a list of his works, all published at Breslau:

Literary works "Hadrat Elisha'''" (1857), an epic poem in 9 cantos, describing the life of the prophet Elisha, and giving also a brief history of contemporary kings; "Nezer Hamudot" (1860), an epic poem in 8 cantos, being a history of Daniel and his contemporaries under the reign of the Babylonian, Median, and Persian kings until the return of the Israelites to Jerusalem, and the building of the Second Temple; "Mattenat Nahali'el" (part i., 1860; part ii., 1868), a collection of legends from the Talmud, Midrash, and the midrashic commentaries, arranged in verse in the order of the weekly lessons; "Torat ha-Berit''" (1869), a treatise in reply to a question on circumcision addressed to the synod of Leipzig by Max Engel (July, 1869).

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Born
1800, Boskovice
Birth century
Died
1887, Boskovice

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Who was Hermann Wassertrilling?

Czech rabbi

When was Hermann Wassertrilling born?

Hermann Wassertrilling was born in 1800 in Boskovice.

When did Hermann Wassertrilling die?

Hermann Wassertrilling died in 1887 in Boskovice.

What was Hermann Wassertrilling's occupation?

Hermann Wassertrilling was a writer, judaic scholar, rabbi and teacher.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hermann Wassertrilling

· Wikidata: Q13360637

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