Joseph Derenbourg (1811-1895), scholar

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Joseph Derenbourg (1811-1895) was a Jewish-French scholar.

Biography

Jewish scholar, orientalist. Professor of Hebrew language and literature at Ecole des Hautes Etudes. Made major contribution in oriental languages and inscriptions. Catalogues Hebrew mss. at Bibliothèque Nationale. Active in Jewish community.

Works

Books

  • Essai sur l'histoire et la géographie de la Palestine d'apres les Thalmuds et les autres sources rabbiniques. Première partie: Histoire de la Palestine depuis Cyrus jusqu’à Adrien (Paris 1867)