Isaac Markus Jost ( German: Isaak Markus Jost , February 22, 1793 - November 22, 1860 , Frankfurt ) is a German historian, philologist, translator and teacher, known for his works on the history of the Jewish people.
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| Date of Birth | February 22, 1793 |
| Place of Birth | Bernburg (Saale) (now in Saxony-Anhalt ), Germany |
| Date of death | November 22, 1860 (67 years old) |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |
| A country | Germany |
| Scientific field | Story |
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Biography
Isaac Marcus Jost was born on February 22, 1793 in Bernburg. He studied at the universities of Gottingen and Berlin . He taught first in Berlin, then, since 1835 - at the Jewish Commercial School in Frankfurt. As a philologist, Jost was interested in English and German studies: he owned textbooks of English ( German by Lehrbuch der Englischen Sprache , 1826) and German style ( German by Theoretisch-Praktisches Handbuch zum Unterricht im Deutschen Stil , 1835), a dictionary of plays by William and Shakespeare .
However, Jost gained predominant fame and recognition through his writings on the history of the Jewish people: “The History of Jews from the Maccabees to the Present Day” ( German: Geschichte der Israeliten Seit der Zeit der Makkabäer bis auf Unsere Tage , 1820 - 1829 , in 9 volumes ), "The Recent History of the Jews in 1815-1845" ( German: Neuere Geschichte den Israeliten von 1815-1845 , 1846 - 1847 ) and "The History of Judaism and its sects" ( German: Geschichte des Judenthums und seiner Sekten , 1857 - 1859) ) Jost also owns the edition of the Mishnah ( 1832 - 1834 ) with a partial translation into German and original comments.
Jost actively acted as a journalist on Jewish issues, defending Judaism from Christian authors who were negative towards him. He was also co-editor of the historical journal Annals of Israel ( German: Israelitische Annalen , 1839 - 1841 ) and the journal Zion ( 1841 - 1842 ).
Literature
- Jost, Isaac Marcus (Mordechai) // Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron . - SPb. , 1908-1913. .
- Goldschmidt, Jahrb. für d. Gesch. d. Jud., III (Nachruf);
- Zirndorf, JM Jost u. seine Freunde, Cincinnati, 1886;
- Hebräische Briefe y. SD Luzzato, 1900;
- A. Berliner, Aus d. schriftl. Nachlass d. Gebrüder Jolies, Berlin, 1909;
- Bernfeld, Toldot ha-Reformation, 1900;
- Allg. Deutsche Biographie, XIV, 577.