Samson Raphael Hirsch nickname(s):
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Samson Raphael Hirsch date of birth:
June 20, 1808
How old was Samson Raphael Hirsch when died?
80
Where was Samson Raphael Hirsch born?
Hamburg, Germany
When did Samson Raphael Hirsch die?
December 31, 1888
Samson Raphael Hirsch body shape:
Average
What color is Samson Raphael Hirsch's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Samson Raphael Hirsch's ethnicity?
White
What is Samson Raphael Hirsch nationality?
German
What is Samson Raphael Hirsch's occupation?
Religious Figure, Educator
Samson Raphael Hirsch claim to fame:
Torah im Derech Eretz
Short Biography
Samson Raphael Hirsch (June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was a German rabbi best known as the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz school of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Occasionally termed neo-Orthodoxy, his philosophy, together with that of Azriel Hildesheimer, has had a considerable influence on the development of Orthodox Judaism.