Sándor Büchler
Encyclopedia
Alexander Büchler, or Bűchler Sándor (September 24, 1869, Fülek (Fiľakovo
), Kingdom of Hungary
– July 1944, Auschwitz) was a Hungarian rabbi
and educator.
He is a son of the Talmudist rabbi Phineas Büchler of Mór
. He was educated at the gymnasium
in Székesfehérvár
and at the university and the seminary of Budapest
; he received the degree of Ph.D.
in 1893, and was ordained as rabbi in 1895. In 1897 he was called to Keszthely
.
, published in the "Magyar Zsidó Szemle" and the "Österreichische Wochenschrift", and the following books:
Filakovo
Fiľakovo is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically it was part of the Nógrád region.-Geography:...
), Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
– July 1944, Auschwitz) was a Hungarian rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and educator.
He is a son of the Talmudist rabbi Phineas Büchler of Mór
Mór
Mór is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. Among the smaller towns in the middle Transdanubian region of Hungary, it lies between Vértes and Bakony Hills, in the northwestern corner of Fejér Country. The historic roots of the present town go back to the Celtic an Roman Period...
. He was educated at the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
and at the university and the seminary of Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
; he received the degree of Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in 1893, and was ordained as rabbi in 1895. In 1897 he was called to Keszthely
Keszthely
Keszthely is a Hungarian city of 21,100 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It's the second largest city by the lake after Siófok....
.
Literary works
Büchler's works include essays on the history of the Jews in HungaryHistory of the Jews in Hungary
Hungarian Jews have existed since at least the 11th century. After struggling against discrimination throughout the Middle Ages, by the early 20th century the community grew to be 5% of Hungary's population , and were prominent in science, the arts and business...
, published in the "Magyar Zsidó Szemle" and the "Österreichische Wochenschrift", and the following books:
- "Niederlassungen der Juden in Europa im XVI. und XVII. Jahrhundert, mit Besonderer Rücksichtauf Ungarn", Budapest, 1893 (in Hungarian);
- "Schay Lamoreh", "Kolel Miktebe Ḥakme Yisrael", Budapest, 1895 (in HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
); - "History of the Jews in Budapest", 1901 (in Hungarian)
-
- By : Isidore SingerIsidore SingerIsidore Singer was an editor of the Jewish Encyclopedia and founder of the American League for the Rights of Man.-Biography:...
& Ludwig VenetianerLudwig VenetianerLudwig Venetianer was a Hungarian rabbi and writer.Venetianer was born in Kecskemét. He studied at the rabbinical seminary and the University of Budapest, and at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the University of Breslau, 1888-89...
- By : Isidore Singer
External links
- Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000–1990 at www.mek.iif.hu (Hungarian)