Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860), scholar
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Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860) was a Jewish-German scholar.
Biography
Historian. Supporter of Reform Judaism and pioneer of modern Jewish historiography. Studied at the Universities of Göttingen and Berlin. Upper Master in the Jewish Commercial School of Frankfurt. Translated the Mishnah into German (1832-34).
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Geschichte der Israeliten seit den Zeit der Maccabäer bis auf Unsere Tage (9 vols.; Berlin 1820-29)