About Moses Elkan
Lived 1739 – 1822 (aged 82). Moses Elkan was a rabbi.
Moses Elkan (; died January 31, 1822) was a Russian medical doctor and Hebrew scholar.
Elkan's works include a hymn in Hebrew and French addressed to Czar Alexander I (Munich, 1811). He also published a manual in German on the history of the Jewish people, accompanied by a geographical sketch of Palestine, intended for use in Jewish schools. It was later translated into Russian by Z. Minor (Moscow, 1880).
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Who was Moses Elkan?
Russian medical doctor and Hebrew scholar
When was Moses Elkan born?
Moses Elkan was born on 2 August 1739 in Brody.
When did Moses Elkan die?
Moses Elkan died on 11 April 1822 in Hildesheim.
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Moses Elkan was a rabbi.
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