Name

Lion Ullmann

Original name

Main activity

Rabbi

Secondary activity

Orientalist

Title

Name variations

Baruch Löb Ullmann, Leopold Ullmann, Ludwig Ullmann"

Education place

Bonn, Gießen

Education institution

University of Bonn, University of Gießen

Activity place

Krefeld

Activity institution

Activity start date

1836

Activity end date

Place of birth

Sankt Goar

Date of birth

1804

Place of death

Krefeld

Date of death

1843

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Lion Ullmann (1804-1843) was a German rabbi and Orientalist. He studied Jewish theology, Arabic studies, and Oriental studies at the University of Bonn under Georg Wilhelm Freytag. His translation of the Quran continues to be reprinted today.

Entry author

Gyöngyi Oroszi