JULIUS FURST
\d͡ʒˈuːlɪəs fˈɜːst], \dʒˈuːlɪəs fˈɜːst], \dʒ_ˈuː_l_ɪ__ə_s f_ˈɜː_s_t]\
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A Polish Oriental scholar; born in Zerkovo, Posen, May 12, 1805; died in Leipsic, Feb. 9, 1873. His origin was Jewish. He obtained a marvelous mastery of the rabbinical literature, utilized in his great "History of Jewish General and Literary Culture in Asia", and "History of Biblical Literature and of Hellenico-Judaic Letters" (1867-70), etc. He suffered many attacks from critics.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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