Meir Randegger
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Meir Randegger was Jewish-Austrian educationist born at Randegg
. He was educated at home, at Lengau
(Switzerland
), at Fürth
(Bavaria
), and at Presburg, after which he accepted a position as instructor in Vienna
. Later he removed to Triest, where he opened a private school. He passed the remainder of his life at Triest, with the exception of the years from 1838 to 1847, spent in teaching at Fiume and Fiorenzuola. In 1832 and again in 1834 he acted as rabbi during temporary vacancies occasioned by the deaths of two incumbents.
Randegger maintained a correspondence with the leading rabbis and scholars of his time. Among his works may be mentioned Ẓinnat Dawid (Vienna, 1841) and Haggadah (ib. 1851), with an Italian translation by his daughter and annotations by himself.
Randegg
Randegg is a municipality in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria, Austria....
. He was educated at home, at Lengau
Lengau
Lengau is a municipality in the district Braunau am Inn in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
), at Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
(Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
), and at Presburg, after which he accepted a position as instructor in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. Later he removed to Triest, where he opened a private school. He passed the remainder of his life at Triest, with the exception of the years from 1838 to 1847, spent in teaching at Fiume and Fiorenzuola. In 1832 and again in 1834 he acted as rabbi during temporary vacancies occasioned by the deaths of two incumbents.
Randegger maintained a correspondence with the leading rabbis and scholars of his time. Among his works may be mentioned Ẓinnat Dawid (Vienna, 1841) and Haggadah (ib. 1851), with an Italian translation by his daughter and annotations by himself.
External links
- Jewish Encyclopedia article for Meir Randegger, by Isidore SingerIsidore SingerIsidore Singer was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.-Biography:...
and Frederick T. HanemanFrederick T. HanemanE.T.H. Frederick T. Haneman, M.D. was an American author, known for being a main contributor to the Jewish Encyclopedia.Haneman lived and worked in Brooklyn, New York. While writing article for the Jewish Encyclopedia, he was a Managing Editor of The New York Journal. He also wrote the American...
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