Abraham Epstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAbraham Epstein
Russo-Austrian scholar
Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1841
Place of Birth: Ukraine
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1918
Profession: Judaic scholar
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Abraham Epstein
- Abraham Epstein (Hebrew: ????? ????????; December 19, 1841 – 1918) was a Russo-Austrian rabbinical scholar born in Staro Constantinov, Volhynia.Epstein diligently studied the works of Isaac Baer Levinsohn, Nachman Krochmal, and S.
- D.
- Luzzatto, and when he traveled in western Europe for the first time in 1861, he made the acquaintance of J.L.
- Rapoport, Z.
- Frankel, and Michael Sachs.
- After his father's death in 1874 (see Israel Epstein's biography in Ha-Sha?ar, vi.699-708) Epstein took charge of his extensive business interests, but gradually wound up all his affairs, and from 1884 devoted most of his time to travel and study.
- He settled in Vienna in 1876 and became an Austrian subject.
- He was the possessor of a large library which contained many valuable manuscripts.
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