About Reuven Kalisher
Lived 1828 – 1896 (aged 68). Reuven Kalisher was a Russian physician.
Reuven Kalisher (25 April 1828 – 20 August 1896), resident of Zhytomir, was a Jewish doctor and Hebrew-language literist.
Vitiligo and Tzaraath Kalisher maintained the view that the Torah-mentioned tzaraath is not leprosy but in fact vitiligo, Yehuda L. Katzenelson quotes Kalisher's view in his work on medicinal talmudic work (הרפואה וחכמת התלמוד berlin, 1928).
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Who was Reuven Kalisher?
Jewish Doctor (1828–1896)
When was Reuven Kalisher born?
Reuven Kalisher was born on 25 April 1828 in Dubno.
When did Reuven Kalisher die?
Reuven Kalisher died on 20 August 1896 in Kyiv.
What was Reuven Kalisher's occupation?
Reuven Kalisher was a physician.
What nationality was Reuven Kalisher?
Reuven Kalisher was Russian.
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