Barukh ben Yaʻaḳov, mi-ḳ.ḳ. Shḳloṿ

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Name (Hebrew)
ברוך בן יעקב, משקלוב, 1752-1810
Name (Latin)
Barukh ben Yaʻaḳov, mi-ḳ.ḳ. Shḳloṿ
Other forms of name
Baruch ben Jacob, of Shklov
Baruch, of Shklov
ברוך, משקלוב
שיק, ברוך בן יעקב
Date of birth
1752-02-22
Date of death
1810-02-05
Place of birth
Shkloŭ (Belarus)
Place of death
Slutsk (Belarus)
Occupation
Rabbis
Authors
Translators
Associated Language
heb
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
מקום לידה: שקלוב Shklov], פלך Mohilev, רוסיה, כיום בלארוס]
מקום לידה: Shklov
תאריך לידה עברי: ז אדר תקי"ב [22.2.1752]
מקום פטירה: סלוצק Slutsk], רוסיה, כיום בלארוס]
מקום פטירה: Slutsk
תאריך פטירה עברי: א אדר א תק"ע [5.2.1810].
מקצוע: דיין בקהילות: מינסק, שקלוב.
MARC
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 200052159
Wikidata: Q4078739
Library of congress: nr 96001102
Sources of Information

Wikipedia description:

Baruch Schick of Shklov (1744–1808) was a Polish–Lithuanian-born rabbi, author, scholar, talmudist, physicist, and scientist. He is famous for having translated many scientific works into Hebrew upon the request of the Vilna Gaon. He wrote about topics ranging from medicine to hygiene, and was known as one of the many pioneers of the Haskalah movement (Jewish Age of Enlightenment). He served as a dayan in the communities of Minsk and Slutsk throughout his life. Baruch descended from the famous Jewish families of Schick and Ginzberg. He was acknowledged as the first Jew to translate from English to Hebrew.

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