Caspar Levias
Caspar Levias (February 13, 1860 – February 18, 1934) was a Lithuanian-born Jewish-American Orientalist, lexicographer, and philologist.
Life
Levias was born on February 13, 1860, in Žagarė, Russia, the son of Jacob Levias and Mary Kahn.
Levias died at home on February 18, 1934. Rabbi Solomon Foster and Dr. Joshua Bloch officiated his funeral service in Newark.[1]
References
- ^ "Services Today for Dr. Caspar Levias, Linguist". Jewish Daily Bulletin. Vol. XI, no. 2774 (National ed.). New York, N.Y. 21 February 1934. p. 5.