Heinrich Graetz

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Heinrich Graetz was a 19th-century German-Jewish historian renowned for his monumental multi-volume "History of the Jews" and his role in shaping modern Jewish historiography.

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instanceOf German Jew
Jewish historian
person
birthName Hirsch Hirschowitz Graetz
burialPlace Munich
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
dateOfBirth 1817-10-31
dateOfDeath 1891-09-07
describedAs pioneer of modern Jewish historiography
doctoralAdvisor Heinrich Ewald
educatedAt University of Breslau
University of Jena
employer Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau
ethnicGroup Jews
familyName Graetz
fieldOfWork Jewish history
historiography
genre historiography
religious history
givenName Heinrich
influenced Zionist thought
modern Jewish historiography
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Wissenschaft des Judentums
name Heinrich Graetz
notableFor creating a comprehensive narrative of Jewish history from ancient times to the 19th century
notableStudent Joseph Derenbourg
Marcus Brann
notableWork History of the Jews
numberOfVolumesOfNotableWork 11
occupation historian
rabbi
university teacher
originalTitle Geschichte der Juden
linked to: History of the Jews
placeOfBirth Posen
linked to: Poznań

Prussia
Xions
placeOfDeath Bavaria
Germany
Munich
positionHeld lecturer in Bible and Jewish history
professor of Jewish history
religion Judaism
spouse Therese Graetz
workLocation Breslau
Prussia
Silesia

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