Joseph Levin Saalschütz | |
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Died | August 23, 1863 | (aged 62)
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Alma mater | University of Königsberg |
Thesis | (1824) |
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Institutions | University of Königsberg |
Joseph Levin Saalschütz (March 15, 1801 – August 23, 1863) was a German rabbi, archaeologist, and anthropologist.
Joseph Levin Saalschütz was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, in 1801. He was educated at the local gymnasium and at the University of Königsberg. In 1824, he became the first Jew to obtain a Ph.D. from that institution.[1]
Throughout his career, Saalschütz held several positions as a rabbi and teacher at Jewish communal schools in Berlin and Vienna. He returned to Königsberg in 1835, where he served as a rabbi and, in 1847, became Privatdozent in Hebrew archaeology at the University of Königsberg.
Despite his many academic achievements, he failed to advance from this position to a professorship. He died as a Privatdozent on August 23, 1863.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) A comprehensive survey of various topics from a Jewish standpoint, including dress, home, religion, art, literature, and government.This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Haneman, Frederick T. (1905). "Saalschütz, Joseph Lewin". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 586.