Samson Raphael Hirsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samson Raphael Hirsch

Jewish theologian, germany 19th century

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1808

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1888

Profession: writer, rabbi, translator, theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Samson Raphael Hirsch (June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was a German Orthodox rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism.
Occasionally termed neo-Orthodoxy, his philosophy, together with that of Azriel Hildesheimer, has had a considerable influence on the development of Orthodox Judaism.Hirsch was rabbi in Oldenburg, Emden, and was subsequently appointed chief rabbi of Moravia.
From 1851 until his death, Hirsch led the secessionist Orthodox community in Frankfurt am Main.
He wrote a number of influential books, and for a number of years published the monthly journal Jeschurun, in which he outlined his philosophy of Judaism.
He was a vocal opponent of Reform Judaism, and similarly opposed early forms of Conservative Judaism.