Leopold Zunz
Leopold Zunz | |
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Portrait by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 10 August 1794 |
| Died | 17 March 1886 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Adelheid Beermann (m. 1822) |
| Occupation | Rabbi, writer, activist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Reform Judaism |
Leopold Zunz (Hebrew: יום טוב צונץ—Yom Tov Tzuntz, Yiddish: ליפמאַן צונץ—Lipman Tsunts; 10 August 1794 – 17 March 1886) was the founder of academic Judaic Studies (Wissenschaft des Judentums), the critical investigation of Jewish literature, hymnology and ritual. Zunz's historical investigations and contemporary writings had an important influence on contemporary Judaism.