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Prof Marcus Sachs DD (1812–1869) was a 19th-century Polish Jew who emigrated to Scotland and became Professor of Hebrew at Aberdeen University.[1] LifeHe was born the son of an engineer in Inowroclaw in the Grand Duchy of Posen in what is now central Poland. He studied at Berlin University.[2] He came to Britain in 1842 and converted to Christianity. He was baptised by Rev John Brown at Broughton Place church soon after arriving.[3] He enrolled to train as a Free Church minister at New College, Edinburgh in 1843. He began teaching Hebrew at the Free Church College in Aberdeen in 1846. He was made a Professor in 1855.[4] He lived his final years at Kepplestone Cottage in Rubislaw, Aberdeen.[5] He died at Polmuir in Aberdeen on 29 September 1869.[6] FamilyIn 1850, somewhat late in life, he married Mary Shier (1809-1915) a few years his senior. This remarkable woman was the daughter of David Shier, a surveyor in Aberdeen. They married at Old Machar, and did not have children. She married after he died, Francis Edmond, a Haddington advocate. She also outlived her second husband and died in Cardiff aged 105, leaving a considerable fortune.[7] Publications
References1. ^The Emergence of the Hebrew Christian Movement in 19th Century Britain, Lord Darby {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sachs, Marcus}}{{UK-academic-bio-stub}}2. ^Free Church Monthly April 1870 3. ^Free Church Monthly April 1870 4. ^Ewings Annals of the Free Church 5. ^Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1868 6. ^Dundee Courier (newspaper) 1 October 1869 7. ^Gazette Times 15 May 1915 5 : 1812 births|1869 deaths|Polish people|Academics of the University of Aberdeen|Polish Jews |
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