Benedict Zuckermann
Benedict Zuckermann | |
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| Born | October 9, 1818 Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | December 17, 1891 (aged 73) Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Known for | Research on the Jewish calendar; Das Mathematische im Talmud; seminary library catalogue |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Jewish calendar studies; mathematics; chronology |
| Institutions | Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau |
Benedict Zuckermann (9 October 1818 – 17 December 1891) was a Jewish scholar, mathematician, calendrist, and long-serving teacher at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau. Educated in both traditional Jewish and secular disciplines, he became a specialist in the Jewish calendar, Jewish chronology, and the mathematical aspects of rabbinic literature. Known for his strict Orthodox observance and personal modesty, Zuckermann published several important works on the Jewish calendar and related subjects and contributed to the Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judenthums.