Heimann Joseph Michael

Heimann Joseph Michael (1792-1846) read and collected Hebrew literature; he was the author of an encyclopedic work on medieval Jewish scholars. When he died his library contained some 860 manuscripts and 5471 printed books. See the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie for details.

From the guide to the Hebrew manuscripts of Heimann Joseph Michael, 13th-19th century, mainly 15th century or later, (University of Oxford, Department of Oriental Collections, Bodleian Library)