Hartwig Hirschfeld
Hartwig Hirschfeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 December 1854 |
| Died | 10 January 1934 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Pauline Loewe
(m. 1890; died 1929) |
| Children | Louis Hirschfeld (1893–1898) Rosamund Hirschfeld (b. 1895) Beatrice Amelie Hirschfeld (b. 1897) Dorothy Hirschfeld |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Strasburg |
| Thesis | Jüdische elemente im Ḳorân: Ein beitrag zur Ḳorânforschung (1878) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodor Nöldeke |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Judith Lady Montefiore College Jews' College University College London |
| Main interests | Oriental studies |
Hartwig Hirschfeld MRAS (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי הַארְטְוִויג בֵּן אַהֲרֹן הִירְשְׁפֵלְד; 18 December 1854 – 10 January 1934) was a Prussian-born British Orientalist, bibliographer, and educator. His particular scholarly interest lay in Arabic Jewish literature and in the relationship between Jewish and Arab cultures. He is best known for his editions of Judah Halevi's Kuzari—which he published in its original Judeo-Arabic and in Hebrew, German and English translations—and his studies on the Cairo Geniza.