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Leopold Zunz

1794 - 1886

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Leopold Zunz (Hebrew: יום טוב צונץ—Yom Tov Tzuntz, Yiddish: ליפמן צונץ—Lipmann Zunz; 10 August 1794 – 17 March 1886) was the founder of academic Judaic Studies (Wissenschaft des Judentums), the critical investigation of Jewish literature, hymnology and ritual. Zunz's historical investigations and contemporary writings had an important influence on contemporary Judaism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold Zunz is the 3,897th most popular writer (up from 3,907th in 2019), the 3,927th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,902nd in 2019) and the 236th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Leopold Zunz ranks 3,897 out of 7,302. Before him are Bruno Apitz, Berdi Kerbabayev, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Gennadius of Massilia, Veniamin Kaverin, and Eiko Kadono. After him are Zenta Mauriņa, Gertrude Jekyll, Angel Wagenstein, Kjartan Fløgstad, Javier Cercas, and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Leopold Zunz ranks 48. Before him are Konstantin Thon, Wei Yuan, Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, Princess Amalie of Saxony, Alexander Gordon Laing, and Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt. After him are Antoine Bussy, Heinz Christian Pander, Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal, Christian Albrecht Bluhme, and Edward Robinson. Among people deceased in 1886, Leopold Zunz ranks 39. Before him are Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois, Albert Küchler, Gustav Fischer, Pyotr Tkachev, Juan Esteban Pedernera, and Ivan Aksakov. After him are Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Richard Dadd, Edmond Laguerre, Paul Bert, Jules Malou, and Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leopold Zunz ranks 3,929 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Unsöld (1905), Bruno Apitz (1900), Sheryl Lee (1967), Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg (1792), Erich Ollenhauer (1901), and Prince August of Württemberg (1813). After him are Hans Furler (1904), Friedrich Silcher (1789), Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803), Virgil Solis (1514), Ruth Pfau (1929), and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Leopold Zunz ranks 236. Before him are Georg Sauerwein (1831), Gunter d'Alquen (1910), Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746), Detlev von Liliencron (1844), Leonhard Frank (1882), and Bruno Apitz (1900). After him are Mato Kósyk (1853), Friedrich von Bodenstedt (1819), Karoline von Günderrode (1780), Johann Beckmann (1739), Wilferd Madelung (1930), and Leopold Andrian (1875).

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