Abraham Geiger

Rabbi
Abraham Geiger
Personal
Born
אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר

(1810-05-24)24 May 1810
Died23 October 1874(1874-10-23) (aged 64)
ReligionJudaism
SpouseEmilie Oppenheim
ChildrenRobert Geiger
Berthold Geiger
Ludwig Geiger
Jenny Geiger
Ida Geiger
Parents
  • Aaron Yechiel Michel (Michael Lazarus) Geiger (father)
  • Röschen Wallau (mother)
Alma materHeidelberg University
University of Bonn
OccupationHead of the Highschool for Jewish Studies in Berlin (1872–1874)
Editor of Jüdische Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Leben (1862–1874)
Signature
PositionRabbi in Breslau (now Wrocław)
Began1840
Ended1863
OtherRabbi of Frankfurt am Main (1863–1870)
Rabbi of Central Berlin (1870–1874)

Abraham Geiger (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר ʼAvrāhām Gayger; 24 May 1810 – 23 October 1874) was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism and the academic field of Quranic studies. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history and universalist traits, Geiger sought to re-formulate received forms and design what he regarded as a religion compliant with modern times.