Hermann Adler

Hermann Adler
Hermann Adler, by H. S. Mendelssohn c. 1900
TitleChief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
Personal
Born30 May 1839 (1839-05-30)
Hanover, Germany
Died18 July 1911(1911-07-18) (aged 72)
London, England
ReligionJudaism
Signature
Jewish leader
PredecessorNathan Marcus Adler
SuccessorJoseph Hertz
SynagogueBayswater Synagogue
PositionChief Rabbi
OrganisationUnited Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
Began1891
Ended1911
BuriedWillesden United Synagogue Cemetery
Adler caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1904

Hermann Adler HaKohen CVO (30 May 1839 – 18 July 1911; Hebrew נפתלי צבי הירש הכהן אדלר ) was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1891 to 1911. The son (and successor as Chief Rabbi) of Nathan Marcus Adler, the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica writes that he "raised the position [of Chief Rabbi] to one of much dignity and importance."