Mordecai Aaron Günzburg
Mordecai Aaron Günzburg | |
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| Native name | מֹרְדְּכַי אַהֲרֹן גִינְצְבּוּרְג |
| Born | 3 December 1795 Salantai, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 November 1846 (aged 50) Vilnius, Russian Empire |
| Pen name | Yonah ben Amitai |
| Language | Hebrew, Yiddish |
| Literary movement | Haskalah |
| Notable works | Devir (1844) Aviezer (1863) |
Mordecai Aaron Günzburg (Hebrew: מֹרְדְּכַי אַהֲרֹן גִינְצְבּוּרְג, romanized: Mordekhai Aharon Gintsburg, Lithuanian: Mordechajus Aronas Gincburgas; 3 December 1795 – 5 November 1846), also known by the acronym Remag (רמא״ג) and the pen name Yonah ben Amitai (יוֹנָה בֶּן־אֲמִתַּי), was a Lithuanian Jewish writer, translator, and educator. He was a leading member of the Haskalah in Vilnius, and is regarded as the "Father of Hebrew Prose."