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Renowned Russian-Jewish Orientalist and Semitolog, son of a poor Jewish family. Raised in his own religion, he became well versed in the Bible, the Talmud and its mediaeval commentaries {{ctd-source|BCW|8|422-423}}. | Renowned Russian-Jewish Orientalist and Semitolog, son of a poor Jewish family. Raised in his own religion, he became well versed in the Bible, the Talmud and its mediaeval commentaries {{ctd-source|BCW|8|422-423}}. | ||
Studied the Arabic texts of Nabataean Agriculture, the Book of Poisons, Tenkelusha and a fragment on the mysteries of the Sun and Moon. His findings appeared at St Petersburg in 1859 in a study of remains of ancient Babylonian literature in Arabic translations. {{ctd-source|1=[[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The History of a Planet#22|BCW 8:22]]}} | |||
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Daniel Avraamovich Chwolson
(21 November 1819 − 23 March 1911)
The bibliography associates him with the Book of Nabathean Agriculture and refers readers to volume VIII for fuller information. (BCW 7:365).
Renowned Russian-Jewish Orientalist and Semitolog, son of a poor Jewish family. Raised in his own religion, he became well versed in the Bible, the Talmud and its mediaeval commentaries (BCW 8:422-423).
Studied the Arabic texts of Nabataean Agriculture, the Book of Poisons, Tenkelusha and a fragment on the mysteries of the Sun and Moon. His findings appeared at St Petersburg in 1859 in a study of remains of ancient Babylonian literature in Arabic translations. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 8:22)
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Хвольсон, Даниил Авраамович
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