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Moses Montefiore
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British financier and Jewish activist (1784–1885)
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Moses Montefiore was a journalist, philanthropist, financier, and banker, born in Livorno on 24 October 1784. He held citizenship of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, married Judith Cohen, and spoke English. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society, a Knight Bachelor, and a baronet. Montefiore lived to become a centenarian and died in Ramsgate on 28 July 1885; he was buried in Kent.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Translations of a Letter Addressed by Sir Moses Montefiore...
- Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore
- Translations Of A Letter Addressed By Sir Moses Montefiore To The Jewish Congregations In The Holy Land, On The Promotion Of Agriculture And Other Industrial Pursuits In That Country
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
- Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Who Cannot Undergo Surgery
· 2010 · cited 6,216x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,172x
- Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients
· 2011 · cited 5,492x
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Moses Mocatta
- Succeeded by
- David Salmons
- Born
- ( 1784-10-24 ) 24 October 1784, Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany
- Died
- 28 July 1885 (1885-07-28) (aged 100), Ramsgate , Kent, England
- Spouse
- Judith Barent Cohen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1812 ; died 1862 )
- Parent s
- Joseph Elias Montefiore, Rachel Mocatta
- Relatives
- Abraham Mocatta (maternal grandfather) , Joshua Montefiore (paternal uncle) , Levy Barent Cohen (father-in-law)
- Occupation
- Banker
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Livorno
- Place of death
- Ramsgate
- Spouse
- Judith Cohen
- Occupation
- banker
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- baronet
- Image
- Moses Montefiore 1881.jpg
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- Commons category
- Moses Montefiore
- date of birth
- 1784-11-24
- date of death
- 1885-07-28
- member of
- Royal Society
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Kent
- writing language
- English language
- subject has role
- centenarian
- P13311
- Brevicipitidae
- Commons Creator page
- Moses Montefiore
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (24 October 1784 – 28 July 1885) was a British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London. Born to an Italian Sephardic Jewish family based in London, after he achieved success he donated large sums of money to promote industry, business, economic development, education and health among the Jewish community in the Levant. He founded Mishkenot Sha'ananim in 1860, the first Jewish settlement outside the Old City of Jerusalem.
As President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews he corresponded with Charles Henry Churchill, the British consul in Damascus, in 1841–42; his contributions are seen as pivotal to the development of Proto-Zionism. Queen Victoria's chaplain, Norman Macleod said of Montefiore: "No man living has done so much for his brethren in Palestine as Sir Moses Montefiore". He stated in an interview in the 1860s that "Palestine must belong to the Jews".
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