Lazarus Goldschmidt (1871-1950), scholar

Lazarus Goldschmidt (1871-1950) was a Lithuanian-born German Jewish scholar. Born and raised in Lithuania, went to Germany in 1888 to study at the University of Berlin with August Dillmann and Eberhard Schrader. Specialized in Oriental languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Ethiopic...), translated 1 Enoch into Hebrew (1892), and the Quran (1916) and the whole Babylonian Talmud into German (1930-1936). To escape racial persecution, moved to England in 1933.

Works

Books

• ספר חנוך / Das Buch Henoch (The Book of Enoch / 1892 Goldschmidt), book

• Der Koran (The Qur'an / 1916 Goldschmidt), book

• Der babylonische Talmud (1930-36 Goldschmidt), book

Biography

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References

• JewEnc