Moses Elkan
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Moses Elkan (Hebrew: משה אלחנן, romanized: Moshe Elḥanan; died January 31, 1822) was a Russian medical doctor and Hebrew scholar.
DiedJanuary 31, 1822
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
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Elkan's works include a hymn in Hebrew and French addressed to Czar Alexander I (Munich, 1811).[1] He also published a manual in German on the history of the Jewish people, accompanied by a geographical sketch of Palestine, intended for use in Jewish schools. It was later translated into Russian by Z. Minor (Moscow, 1880).
Publications
- Hymne adressée a Sa Majesté l'Empereur Alexander I (in Hebrew and French). Munich: Jos. Sidler. 1811.[2]
- Leitfaden beim Unterricht in der Geschichte der Israeliten von den frühesten Zeiten bis auf unsere Tage (in German). Minden & Leipzig: F. Essmann. 1839.
