Moses Gaster
Moses Gaster | |
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Moses Gaster in 1904 | |
| Born | 17 September 1856 |
| Died | 5 March 1939 (aged 82) Abingdon, Berkshire, England |
| Citizenship | Austrian and Romanian (after 1881); British, after 1893 |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig, Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau |
| Employer(s) | University of Oxford University of Bucharest |
| Title | hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation, London |
| Spouse | Lucy Gaster (nee Friedlander) |
| Children | Jack Gaster, Theodor Gaster |
Moses Gaster (17 September 1856 – 5 March 1939) was a Romanian, later British scholar, the Hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish congregation, London, and a Hebrew and Romanian linguist. Moses Gaster was an active Zionist in Romania as well as in England, where in 1899 he helped establish the English Zionist Federation.