Joshua Höschel ben Joseph

Polish rabbi
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Summary

Joshua Höschel ben Joseph was born on 1578[1] in Vilnius[2]. He died on August 16, 1648[3], in Kraków[4]. He worked as a rabbi[5] and talmudist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1578[8]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1648[9]
  • Place of burial: Kraków[10]
  • Student: Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi[11], Gershon Ashkenazi[12], אריה לייב "הארוך" מקראקא[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Judaism[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Given name: Joshua[16]
  • Student of: Joshua Falk[17]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18]

Why It Matters

Joshua Höschel ben Joseph is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Joshua Höschel ben Joseph born?

Joshua Höschel ben Joseph was born in Vilnius[2].

Where did Joshua Höschel ben Joseph die?

Joshua Höschel ben Joseph passed away in Kraków[4].

What did Joshua Höschel ben Joseph do for work?

Joshua Höschel ben Joseph worked as a rabbi[5] and talmudist[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'he']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → rabbi, talmudist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
  3. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish virtual library id → joshua-hoeschel-ben-joseph-of-cracow
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 8914
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 138617058
    Given name → Joshua
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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