Leopold Zunz
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Leopold Zunz was a pioneering 19th-century German Jewish scholar who founded the "Science of Judaism" (Wissenschaft des Judentums), laying critical intellectual foundations for modern Jewish studies and Reform Judaism.
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| instanceOf |
German scholar
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Jewish scholar → historian of Judaism → person → rabbi → |
| burialPlace |
Jewish Cemetery on Schönhauser Allee
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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| dateOfBirth |
1794-08-10
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| dateOfDeath |
1886-03-18
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| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Judaica
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Jewish Encyclopedia → |
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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| era |
19th century
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| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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| familyName |
Zunz
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| fieldOfWork |
Jewish literature
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Jewish liturgy → Jewish studies → history of Judaism → |
| founded |
Science of Judaism
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Wissenschaft des Judentums NERFINISHED → |
| givenName |
Leopold
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| influenced |
Reform Judaism
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modern Jewish studies → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| memberOf |
Verein für Cultur und Wissenschaft der Juden
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| movement |
Science of Judaism
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Wissenschaft des Judentums → |
| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableFor |
critical study of Jewish liturgy and literature
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founding the Science of Judaism → |
| notableWork |
Die gottesdienstlichen Vorträge der Juden
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Etwas über die rabbinische Litteratur → Zur Geschichte und Literatur → |
| occupation |
historian
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librarian → teacher → theologian → |
| placeOfBirth |
Detmold
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Principality of Lippe NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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| religion |
Judaism
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| residence |
Berlin
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Adelheid Zunz
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| workLocation |
Berlin
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Referenced by (1)
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Reform Judaism
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