For whoever is joined to all the living has hope, for concerning a live dog he is better than a dead lion.

Kohelet 9:4

Samuel Oppenheimer

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Samuel Oppenheimer - Biography

Samuel Oppenheimer (born June 21, 1630, Heidelberg – May 3, 1703, Vienna) was a Jewish banker, imperial court diplomat, factor, and military supplier for the Holy Roman Emperor. He enjoyed special favor of Emperor Leopold I, to whom he advanced considerable sums of money for the Great Turkish War. Prince Eugene of Savoy brought him a large number of valuable Hebrew manuscripts from Turkey,...

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Оппенгеймер, Самуил

Самуил Оппенгеймер.

— банкир, придворный агент, дипломат и библиофил; род. в Гейдельберге около 1635 г., умер в Вене в 1703 г. О. пользовался особым доверием при дворе императора Леопольда I, которому выдал большие ссуды...

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