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Schechter, Salomon. Adm. a Member of CHRIST'S, Feb. 19, 1892; M.A. 1892; Litt.D. 1898. [A Rumanian. Educated in Vienna and in Berlin.] With Dr C. Taylor of St John's, brought the Taylor-Schechter collection of MSS. to Cambridge. University Lecturer in Talmudic, 1890-1; Reader in Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature, 1892-1902. Curator of Oriental Literature in the University Library. Goldsmid Professor of Hebrew at University College, London, 1898-1902. President of the Jewish theological seminary of New York, 1902-15. Founder of the United Synagogue of America. Author, Aboth de Rabbi Nathan; Studies in Judaism; The Wisdom of Ben Sira; Midrash Hag-Gadol; Saadyana; Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology; etc. Died Nov. 19, 1915, in New York. (Cambridge Hebrew Congregation Book of Memorial; Peile, II. 773; The Times, Nov. 22, 1915.) | Salomon SCHECHTER Approx. lifespan: 18601915 Adm. a Member of: Christ's College 1892:02:19 MA 1892 LittD 1898 A Rumanian Educated in Vienna, [ Austria ] and Berlin, [ Germany ] With Dr C. TAYLOR of St John's College brought the Taylor-Schechter collection of MSS. to CB, [ Cambridgeshire ] University Lecturer in: Talmudic 1890-91 Reader in Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature 1892-1902 Curator of: : Oriental Literature in University Library Goldsmid Professor of Hebrew: Sch: University College London 1898-1902 President of: : Jewish theological seminary of New York, [ USA ] 1902-15 Founder of: : United Synagogue of America Publ.: Aboth de Rabbi Nathan; Studies in Judaism; The Wisdom of Ben Sira; Midrash Hag-Gadol; Saadyana; Some Aspects of Rabbinic Theology ; etc. d. 1915:11:19 in New York, [ USA ] ( Camb. Hebrew Congregation Book of Memorial; Peile, II. 773; The Times 1915:11:22) |