Moritz Steinschneider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moritz Steinschneider

Czech bibliographer

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1816

Place of Birth: Prostějov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1907

Profession: university teacher, Judaic scholar, bibliographer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Moritz Steinschneider (30 March 1816, Prostejov, Moravia, Austrian Empire – 24 January 1907, Berlin) was a Bohemian bibliographer and Orientalist.
He received his early instruction in Hebrew from his father, Jacob Steinschneider (b.
1782; d.
March 1856), who was not only an expert Talmudist, but was also well versed in secular science.
The house of the elder Steinschneider was the rendezvous of a few progressive Hebraists, among whom was his brother-in-law, the physician and writer Gideon Brecher.