Isaak Markus Jost
Isaak Markus Jost (also: Isaac Markus Jost, born February 22, 1793 in Bernburg / Saale, † November 20, 1860 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German Jewish historian.
Journey
Jost studied at Göttingen and Berlin. 1824-1825 and 1831-1835 he was a board member of the Society of Friends, which he joined in 1817. In 1835 he moved from Berlin to Frankfurt ( Main). From 1835 to 1860 taught at the Jost philanthropist in Frankfurt. In 1837 he was with Michael Hess ( 1784-1862 ) executive editor of the Jewish section of the referees Universal Church newspaper for the clergy and the Weltklassse formed the Protestant, Catholic and Israelite Germany, in 1837 in Frankfurt by the convert to Catholicism from Protestantism Julius V. Hoeninghaus was founded and initially banned by the Prussian censorship and then but a year appeared twice a week. Between 1839 and 1841 he moved the Jewish annals, a weekly magazine that dealt with the critical study of Jewish history and culture, and pioneering work made herein.
As Jost since the time of the Maccabees wrote his 9- volume work History of the Israelites to this day in the 1820s, was the Jewish historiography at the beginning of their development. About 100 years earlier had written in this field Jacques Basnage equally important works.
Jost was with Leopold Zunz to the best known Jewish historians of the 19th century.
Freemasonry
On 12 June 1808, the Masonic Lodge L' Aurore was ( " To the Rising Dawn " ) naissante founded in Frankfurt am Main with the assistance of the Mainz Loge Les amis réunis under the Grand Orient of France, which took up most of them Jews. Jost was there next to Ludwig Borne, Berthold Auerbach, Michael and Gabriel Creizenach Sandriesser member.
Works (selection)
- History of the Israelites from the time of the Maccabees to the present day, 9 volumes, 1820-1829
- General history of the Israelite people, 2 volumes, 1832
- Explanatory Dictionary for Shakspeare 's plays, 1830