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Litwack

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Dutch mathematician; born in Poland about 1760; died Jan. 15, 1836; buried at Ouerveen. A disciple of Moses Mendelssohn, he removed to Amsterdam, where he became one of the most important members of the 'Adat Yeshurun congregation. With C. Asser and Lemon he was appointed a deputation to the Sanhedrin at Paris, where he delivered a discourse in the German language (Feb. 12, 1807).

Litwack was a member of the Mathesis Artium Genetrix society. He wrote "Verhandeling Over de Proefgetallen Gen. 11," Amsterdam, 1817 (2d ed., 1821).

Bibliography:
  • Bierens de Haan, Bibliographie Neerlandaise;
  • Collection des Procès Verbaux,;
  • Grätz, Gesch. 11:298;
  • Jaarboeken, 1836, p. 86;
  • Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen, 1817, p. 482.
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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Litwack'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​l/litwack.html. 1901.
 
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