Abraham Firkovich

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Also known as (27 names)

he: אב"ן רש"ף · אברהם בן שמואל, קראי · אברהם פירקוביץ' · פירקאוויץ, אברהם
und-Cyrl: Абен Решеф · Ибн Решеф · Фиркович, Абраам · Фиркович, Абраам Бен Самуил · Фиркович, Авраам · Фиркович, Авраам Бен Самуил · Фиркович, Авраам Самуилович
–: Aven Reshef · Avraam Firkovich · Even Reshef · FIRKOVICH, ABRAHAM B. SAMUEL · Firkovich · Firkovich, Abraham · Firkovich, Abraham ben Samuel · Firkovich, Avraam Samuilovich · Firkovits, Avraham Yerushalmi · Firkovič, Avraam Samuilovič · Firkovičius, Abrahamas · Firkowicz, Abraham Ben Samuel · Firkowicz, Avraham · Firkowitsch, Abraham · Firkowitsch, Awraam S. · Ibn Reshef

Born: 1786
Place of birth (as recorded): Lutsk
Died: 1874
Place of death (as recorded): Chufut-Kale

(1787–1875), Karaite author and collector of ancient manuscripts. Avraam Firkovich was born in Łuck; his family, though possessed of a long and distinguished lineage, was poor, and Firkovich did not receive much education in his childhood. After his marriage in 1808, Firkovich worked as a miller in Volhynia. In 1813 he studied Torah with the prominent Karaite scholar Mordekhai Sultanskii, with whom he eventually quarreled. Firkovich moved to the Crimean city of Gözleve in 1822, and in 1825 was appointed ḥazan (head) of the local Karaite community (although ḥazan refers to a cantor in Rabbinite communities, for the Karaites the term refers instead to the head of a community). He used his status to submit memorandums suggesting to the Russian government that it resettle Rabbinite Jews from the border areas and recommended that they be forced into agriculture, a measure that he thought would prevent them from involvement in smuggling (Rabbinite Jews, who practiced rabbinic rather than scripture-based Judaism, were scorned by Karaites).

Identifiers

GND: 119085682 · about · 17883212X
Library of Congress: nr88002936 id · nr88002936 id
VIAF: 45103952
Wikidata: Q2390259
catalogue.bnf.fr: cb137734300 catalogue
de.wikipedia.org: Abraham_Firkowitsch de
en.wikipedia.org: Abraham_Firkovich en
hub.culturegraph.org: 119085682 hub
kalliope-verbund.info: 119085682
www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de: 119085682
www.isni.org: 0000000079935714

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Abraham Firkovich

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Firkovič, Avraam S.

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17 statements

gnd identifier: 119085682
birth date: 1786
normalised birth date: 1786
birth year: 1786
death date: 1874
normalised death date: 1874
alternative label: Even Reshef
alternative label: Firkovich, Abraham
alternative label: Firkovich, Abraham ben Samuel
alternative label: Firkovich, Avraam Samuilovich
alternative label: Firkovič, Avraam Samuilovič
alternative label: Firkovičius, Abrahamas
alternative label: Firkovits, Avraham Yerushalmi
alternative label: Firkowicz, Avraham
alternative label: Firkowitsch, Abraham
alternative label: Firkowitsch, Awraam S.
preferred label: Firkovič, Avraam S.

Firkowitsch, Abraham

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31 statements

birth date: 1786-09-17
normalised birth date: 1786-09-17
birth location: Lutsk
death date: 1874-06-07
normalised death date: 1874-06-07
death location: Chufut-Kale
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alternative label: Aven Reshef
alternative label: FIRKOVICH, ABRAHAM B. SAMUEL
alternative label: Firkovich, Avraam Samuilovich
alternative label: Firkowicz, Abraham Ben Samuel
alternative label: Ibn Reshef
alternative label: Абен Решеф @und-Cyrl
alternative label: Ибн Решеф @und-Cyrl
alternative label: Фиркович, Абраам @und-Cyrl
alternative label: Фиркович, Абраам Бен Самуил @und-Cyrl
alternative label: Фиркович, Авраам @und-Cyrl
alternative label: Фиркович, Авраам Самуилович @und-Cyrl
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alternative label: פירקאוויץ, אברהם @he
skos:note: מקום לידה: Lutsk
skos:note: מקום לידה: לוצק, ווהלין Lutsk], פולין, כיום אוקראינה]
skos:note: מקום פטירה: Chufut-Kale
skos:note: מקום פטירה: צ'ופוט-קלעא, בחצ'יסרי, קרים Chufut-Kale], רוסיה, כיום אוקראינה]
skos:note: תאריך לידה עברי: ה תשרי תקמ"ז [17.9.1786]
skos:note: תאריך פטירה עברי: כב סיון תרל"ד [7.6.1874].
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Firkovič, Avraam S.

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19 statements

gnd identifier: 119085682
birth date: 1786
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birth year: 1786
death date: 1874
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alternative label: Even Reshef
alternative label: Firkovich, Abraham
alternative label: Firkovich, Abraham ben Samuel
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alternative label: Firkovits, Avraham Yerushalmi
alternative label: Firkovič, Avraam Samuilovič
alternative label: Firkovičius, Abrahamas
alternative label: Firkowicz, Avraham
alternative label: Firkowitsch, Abraham
alternative label: Firkowitsch, Awraam S.
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preferred label: Firkovič, Avraam S.
preferred label: Firkovič, Avraam S.

Firkovich, Avraam Samuilovich

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(1787–1875), Karaite author and collector of ancient manuscripts. Avraam Firkovich was born in Łuck; his family, though possessed of a long and distinguished lineage, was poor, and Firkovich did not receive much education in his childhood. After his marriage in 1808, Firkovich worked as a miller in Volhynia. In 1813 he studied Torah with the prominent Karaite scholar Mordekhai Sultanskii, with whom he eventually quarreled. Firkovich moved to the Crimean city of Gözleve in 1822, and in 1825 was appointed ḥazan (head) of the local Karaite community (although ḥazan refers to a cantor in Rabbinite communities, for the Karaites the term refers instead to the head of a community). He used his status to submit memorandums suggesting to the Russian government that it resettle Rabbinite Jews from the border areas and recommended that they be forced into agriculture, a measure that he thought would prevent them from involvement in smuggling (Rabbinite Jews, who practiced rabbinic rather than scripture-based Judaism, were scorned by Karaites).
title: Firkovich, Avraam Samuilovich
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has related: Agriculture
has related: Crimea
has related: Karaites
has related: Khazaria
has related: Land of Israel
has related: Luts’k
has related: About this Article (Russia)
has related: Saint Petersburg

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