Hermann Schapira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann Schapira

Russian mathematician

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1840

Place of Birth: Eržvilkas, Tauragė County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 08-May-1898

Profession: rabbi, mathematician, philosopher

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Zvi Hermann Schapira (Hebrew: ??? ???? ??????; 1840-1898), or Hermann Hirsch Schapira, was a Russian mathematician and Zionist.
He was the first to suggest the idea of founding a Jewish National Fund to buy land in Palestine.