Rabbi Abraham Geiger | |
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Born | אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר 24 May 1810 |
Died | 23 October 1874 | (aged 64)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Emilie Oppenheim |
Children | Robert Geiger Berthold Geiger Ludwig Geiger Jenny Geiger Ida Geiger |
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Alma mater | Heidelberg University University of Bonn |
Occupation | Head of the Highschool for Jewish Studies in Berlin (1872–1874) Editor of Jüdische Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Leben (1862–1874) |
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Position | Rabbi in Breslau (now Wrocław) |
Began | 1840 |
Ended | 1863 |
Other | Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main (1863–1870) Rabbi of Central Berlin (1870–1874) |
Abraham Geiger (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר ʼAvrāhām Gayger; 24 May 1810 – 23 October 1874) was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism and the academic field of Quranic studies. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history and universalist traits, Geiger sought to re-formulate received forms and design what he regarded as a religion compliant with modern times.