David Feuchtwang

David Feuchtwang (27 November 1864 – 6 July 1936) was a Jewish scholar and author, and chief rabbi of Vienna from 1933 until his death in 1936.

David Feuchtwang was born in Nikolsburg, Moravia (now Mikulov, Czech Republic) on 27 November 1864, the son of Mayer Feuchtwang, who was rabbi of Nikolsburg from 1861 to 1888.[1] During his life he would have five children, Johanna (Hanna) Feuchtwang, Benno (Binyamin) Feuchtwang, Wilhelm (Bill) Gottfried Feuchtwang, Erika Davids and Henrietta Jittel Feuchtwang.

Among his grandchildren are Stephan Feuchtwang, son of Wilhelm Feuchtwang, an emeritus professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE), and Thomas Emanuel Feuchtwang, son of Benno Feuchtwang, who was an emeritus professor of physics at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) until his death in 2000.

References

  1. ^ "Chief Rabbi Feuchtwang of Vienna Dies at 71 | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". jta.org. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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