About L. H. Leṿenshṭain
Lived 1809 – 1850 (aged 40–41). L. H. Leṿenshṭain was an orientalist and translator.
Lippmann Hirsch Löwenstein (; 12 December 1809 – November 1848) was a German Hebrew scholar. He was reviser in the publishing-house of Isaac Lehrberger at Rödelheim, which office was afterward held by Seligman Baer. He was expelled from Frankfurt for revolutionary activities in May 1848.
Publications The Book of Proverbs, edited from manuscripts, with a Hebrew commentary and a German metrical translation. The Book of Lamentations, with a Hebrew commentary and a German metrical translation, to which he added various kinnot introduced into the liturgy of the Synagogue. 2nd ed. 1841. An ode addressed to Moses Montefiore on his return from the Orient.
The Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos, Rashi's commentary, and an explanation of the French words used by Rashi.
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Who was L. H. Leṿenshṭain?
German Hebrew scholar (1809–1848)
When was L. H. Leṿenshṭain born?
L. H. Leṿenshṭain was born on 12 December 1809 in Kingdom of Württemberg, Schwäbisch Hall.
When did L. H. Leṿenshṭain die?
L. H. Leṿenshṭain died in 1850 in Free City of Frankfurt, German Confederation, Rödelheim.
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L. H. Leṿenshṭain was an orientalist and translator.
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