Esaias Levison
Esaias Levison | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1803 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | March 23, 1891 (aged 87) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Resting place | Møllegade Jewish Cemetery[1] |
| Spouse |
Frederikke Bendix (m. 1831) |
| Children | Olivia Levison |
Esaias Levison (April 22, 1803 – March 23, 1891) was a Danish educator and author.
Biography
[edit]Esaias Levison was born into a Jewish family in Copenhagen in 1803. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1823. The following year, Levison began working as a tutor at a Jewish school in Copenhagen, a position he held until two years before his death.
Over his career, Levison authored several religious and educational works, including a Jewish prayer book containing Hebrew text alongside a Danish translation (1833). He also translated Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel Paul Clifford into Danish. From 1837 to 1838, he served as co-editor of the Danish political periodical Borgervennen, to which he contributed several articles.
The University of Kiel awarded him an honorary Ph.D. degree in 1837.
Selected publications
[edit]- Kortfattet Forklaring over Lærebogen i Religionen for Ungdommen af den Mosaiske Troesbekjendelse. Copenhagen: H. I. Bings Forlag. 1825.
- Bibelske Fortællinger. Copenhagen: L. J. Jacobsen. 1827.
- Israelitisk Bønnebog paa Hebraisk og Dansk. 1833.
- Paul Clifford. En Fortælling af E. L Bulwer. Copenhagen. 1834.
References
[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Cramer, Frank (1904). "Levison, Esaias". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 8. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 46.
- ^ "Tombstone nb. 2514-1". The Jewish Cemetery in Mollegade (Cph.). Archived from the original on December 31, 2024.
- ^ Erslew, Thomas Hansen (1847). Almindeligt forfatterlexicon for Kongeriget Danmark: med tilhörende bilande fra för 1814 til 1840 (in Danish). Vol. 2. Copenhagen. p. 132.