Leopold Zunz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leopold Zunz

German Reform Rabbi

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1794

Place of Birth: Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1886

Profession: politician, rabbi, journalist, Judaic scholar, literary historian, Rabbinic literature scholar

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leopold Zunz (Hebrew: ??? ??? ????—Yom Tov Tzuntz, Yiddish: ????? ?????—Lipmann Zunz; 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.

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Alternative names	Moritz Oppenheim; ????? ????? ????????; M. Oppenheim; Morits Dani'el Openhaim; ????? ????? ???????; moriz daniel oppenheim
Description	German painter
Date of birth/death	7 January 1800	26 February 1882
Location of birth/death	Hanau	Frankfurt
Authority control	: Q215073 VIAF: 97547088 ISNI: 0000 0001 1691 0867 ULAN: 500010295 LCCN: n85104670 NLA: 35665443 WorldCat