Solomon ben Moses Chelm
Solomon ben Moses Chelm | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1717 |
| Died | 13 July 1781 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Main work | Merkevet ha-mishneh |
| Yahrtzeit | 21 Tammuz 5541 |
Solomon ben Moses Chelm (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה בֵּן מֹשֶׁה מִחֶלְמָא, romanized: Shlomo ben Moshe mi-Ḥelma; c. 1717 – 14 July 1781) was a Polish rabbi, best known for his multi-volume work Merkevet ha-mishneh. Alongside his expertise in rabbinics, he was distinguished as a grammarian and mathematician. He is considered one of the first Maskilim in Poland.