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Loewe was a graduate of Queens College, Cambridge. He was Chief English Master at the Schools of the Alliance at Cairo and Abyassiyyeh, Egypt, and the author of ''Kitab el Ansab of Samani''. Loewe was a lecturer in Semitic languages at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1913 until 1931 when he accepted an academic position at Cambridge. Just before he left Oxford, he was responsible for the installation of three tablets in honour of Oxford Jewish heritage. The tablets celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Neubauer, who was a noted Jewish librarian in the Bodleian.<ref>http://www.jtrails.org.uk/trails/oxford/profiles/c-302/herbert-loewe</ref> Loewe was Curator of Oriental Literature, University LIbrary, Cambridge, and Reader in Rabbinics, Cambridge, from 1931 to his death.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hebrew Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library|author=Reif, Stefan C.; Reif, Shulamit|year=1997|page=p. 33|isbn=052158339X|url=http://books.google.com/books?isbn=052158339X}}</ref> |
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Loewe was a lecturer in Semitic languages at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1913 until 1931 when he accepted an academic position at Cambridge. |
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Loewe was responsible for the installation of three tablets in honour of Oxford Jewish heritage. The tablets celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Neubauer, who was a noted Jewish librarian in the Bodleian. |
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Revision as of 20:52, 24 November 2010
Herbert Loewe (1882-1940) was a noted scholar of Semitic languages and Jewish culture. His grandfather, Louis Loewe (1809-1880), had been Sir Moses Montefiore’s secretary and the first Principal of the Judith, Lady Montefiore College at Ramsgate.
Biography
Loewe was a graduate of Queens College, Cambridge. He was Chief English Master at the Schools of the Alliance at Cairo and Abyassiyyeh, Egypt, and the author of Kitab el Ansab of Samani. Loewe was a lecturer in Semitic languages at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1913 until 1931 when he accepted an academic position at Cambridge. Just before he left Oxford, he was responsible for the installation of three tablets in honour of Oxford Jewish heritage. The tablets celebrate the Centenary of the birth of Neubauer, who was a noted Jewish librarian in the Bodleian.[1] Loewe was Curator of Oriental Literature, University LIbrary, Cambridge, and Reader in Rabbinics, Cambridge, from 1931 to his death.[2]
Reference list
- ^ http://www.jtrails.org.uk/trails/oxford/profiles/c-302/herbert-loewe
- ^ Reif, Stefan C.; Reif, Shulamit (1997). Hebrew Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library. p. p. 33. ISBN 052158339X.
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External links
Works by or about Herbert Loewe at Wikisource
