Philosophy · Religion · Science · 1729–1786
Moses Mendelssohn — Age & Birthday
Born: 6 September 1729 · Died: 4 January 1786 · Age at death: 56
How old was Moses Mendelssohn when he died?
Moses Mendelssohn died aged 56. He was born on 6 September 1729 and died on 4 January 1786.
German philosopher who led the 18th-century Jewish Enlightenment
Did you know?He was the grandfather of composer Felix Mendelssohn and inspired the main character in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's famous play Nathan the Wise.
Moses Mendelssohn (6 September 1729 – 4 January 1786) was a German-Jewish philosopher and theologian. His writings and ideas on Jews and the Jewish religion and identity were a central element in the development of the Haskalah, or 'Jewish Enlightenment' of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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- Age at death
- 56
- Years since death
- 240
- Born
- September 6, 1729 · Dessau, Germany
- Died
- January 4, 1786
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Philosophy, Religion, Science
Family
- Father
- Mendel Heymann
- Mother
- Bela Rachel Wahl
- Spouse
- Fromet Mendelssohn
- Children
- Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Dorothea von Schlegel, Henriette Mendelssohn, Joseph Mendelssohn, Nathan Mendelssohn, Recha Meyer
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