Peter Beer (1758-1838), scholar

Peter Beer (1758-1838) was an Austrian Jewish scholar.

Biography

Jewish-Austrian author, educator. Representative of radical Haskalah in Hapsburg Empire. Probably first Jew to hold government appointment (1813). Wrote several works on Jewish history and ethics. Translated Josephus.

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• Geschichte der Juden, von der Rückkehr aus der babylonischen Gefangenschaft bis zur Zerstörung des zweiten Tempels (History of the Jews, from their Return from the Babylonian Exile to the Destruction of the Second Temple / 1808 Beer), book

External links

• JewEn.com