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''' Naphtali Herz Wessely''' (1725-1805) was a Jewish scholar. | ''' Naphtali Herz Wessely''' (1725-1805) was a German Jewish scholar. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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*[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=134&letter=W&search=Wessely JewEn.com] | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtali_Hirz_Wessely Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtali_Hirz_Wessely Wikipedia] | ||
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Naphtali Herz Wessely (1725-1805) was a German Jewish scholar.
Biography
Born in Hamburg from a German Jewish family, Naphtali Herz Wessely spent his childhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. After his marriage he moved back to Germany where he associated with Moses Mendelssohn, becoming one of the leaders of the Jewish Haskalah.