Isaac D'Israeli
Isaac D'Israeli (also Isaac D'Israeli, born May 11, 1766 Enfield, Middlesex; † January 19, 1848 in Bradenham, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire ) was an English writer and literary historian.
Isaac D'Israeli was the only son of Benjamin D'Israeli (1730-1816), a wholesaler, who came from the Italian town of Cento and in 1748 settled in England, where he was naturalized in 1801 only. Isaac was not religious, but influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment. In 1802 he married Maria Basevi ( 1774-1847 ), who also came from a London-based family Italian - Jewish origin. The couple had five children: Sarah (1802-1859), Benjamin (1804-1881), Naphtali (* 1807, died as an infant ), Raphael ( 1809-1898 ) and James ( 1813-1868 ). The children were named after Jewish traditions, and the sons were all circumcised. However, in 1817 all of his children were baptized in the Church of England, on the advice of his friend, the historian Sharon Turner, and as a result of years of conflict with the Bevis Marks Synagogue. He himself came not to Christianity, but settled on a non-Jewish cemetery to bury.
He obtained with Curiosities of Literature, a collection of anecdotes about famous personalities, books and hobbies of book collectors Literary fame. 1828 his biography of Charles I. (The Life and Reign of Charles I) was published, which enjoyed high popularity in the 19th century and for which he was awarded by the University of Oxford with the degree of Honorary Doctor.
His second child, the two-time British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, left as part of his work expenses also biographical notes about his father.