–German-born Jewish-French Orientalist
Historian and orientalist. He was a friend of Leopold Zunz (German Reform rabbi and writer) and wrote a translation and criticism of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed, tracing his sources back to the original sources of Maimonides. His works also included his famous History of Eretz Israel in which he traced events from the Crusaders until the present time.
– Eli Birnbaum