In 1856, he began studies in classical languages and mathematics at the universities of Berlin and Halle/Saale (Ph.D. 1862), and concurrently with the university studies he pursued Talmudic learning. Settling in Berlin, he was appointed principal of the Talmud school, a position which he resigned in 1865 to accept that of the principal of Jews' College, London, in succession to Barnett Abrahams. There he taught theology, biblical and rabbinical exegesis, Talmud, Jewish history, mathematics, and Arabic.
Title page of The Guide for the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides, translated from the original Arabic text by M. Friedländer, Ph.D., Pardes Publishing House, 1946.
Friedländer displayed considerable literary activity. He authored a few dozen articles for the Jewish Encyclopedia. As a member of the Society of Hebrew Literature he published under its auspices:
The Commentary of Abraham ibn Ezra on Isaiah, translated into English with extensive annotations (available on Google Books)
He also edited a Jewish Family Bible in English and Hebrew, compiled a Handbook of the Jewish Religion, made calculations on the Hebrew calendar, and contributed articles to the Jewish Quarterly Review, the Dictionary of National Biography, and other publications. Numerous papers read by him at Jews' College and elsewhere have been published.
Referencesedit
Gaster, Theodor (1946), "Dr. Michael Friedländer (a biographical sketch)", in Michael Friedländer (ed.), The Jewish Religion (2nd ed.), New York: Pardes
Works by Michael Friedländer at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 01, 1970
michael, friedländer, april, 1833, december, 1910, orientalist, principal, jews, college, london, best, known, english, translation, maimonides, guide, perplexed, which, most, popular, such, translation, until, more, recent, work, shlomo, pines, still, remains. Michael Friedlander 29 April 1833 10 December 1910 was an Orientalist and principal of Jews College London He is best known for his English translation of Maimonides Guide to the Perplexed which was the most popular such translation until the more recent work of Shlomo Pines and still remains in print Michael FriedlanderPortrait of Michael Friedlander Born 1833 04 29 29 April 1833Jutroschin PosenDied10 December 1910 1910 12 10 aged 77 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFriedlander was born at Jutroschin in the Grand Duchy of Posen His early secular education was at a local Catholic school and his Jewish education came from attendance of a Cheder and from his father who was a talmudist and Hebrew grammarian He then attended the gymnasium while continuing his Jewish studies under Rabbi Jacob Joseph Oettinger and Rabbi Elchanan Rosenstein In 1856 he began studies in classical languages and mathematics at the universities of Berlin and Halle Saale Ph D 1862 and concurrently with the university studies he pursued Talmudic learning Settling in Berlin he was appointed principal of the Talmud school a position which he resigned in 1865 to accept that of the principal of Jews College London in succession to Barnett Abrahams There he taught theology biblical and rabbinical exegesis Talmud Jewish history mathematics and Arabic He retired from this position in 1907 and died on 10 December 1910 His son in law was Moses Gaster 1856 1939 the Hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation London and a Hebrew linguist Works edit nbsp Title page of The Guide for the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides translated from the original Arabic text by M Friedlander Ph D Pardes Publishing House 1946 Friedlander displayed considerable literary activity He authored a few dozen articles for the Jewish Encyclopedia As a member of the Society of Hebrew Literature he published under its auspices The Commentary of Abraham ibn Ezra on Isaiah translated into English with extensive annotations available on Google Books An Essay on the Writings of Ibn Ezra A translation from the original Arabic with notes of Maimonides Guide of the Perplexed 1881 The Jewish Religion 1890 American edition 1946 German commentary upon the Song of Songs 1867 He also edited a Jewish Family Bible in English and Hebrew compiled a Handbook of the Jewish Religion made calculations on the Hebrew calendar and contributed articles to the Jewish Quarterly Review the Dictionary of National Biography and other publications Numerous papers read by him at Jews College and elsewhere have been published References editGaster Theodor 1946 Dr Michael Friedlander a biographical sketch in Michael Friedlander ed The Jewish Religion 2nd ed New York Pardes nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gottheil Richard Seligsohn Max 1901 1906 Friedlander Michael In Singer Isidore et al eds The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls The JE cites the following works Jewish Year Book 1899 Jewish Chronicle May 8 1903 JExternal links editWorks by Michael Friedlander at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Friedlander amp oldid 1171266765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
