Michael Friedländer

Michael Friedländer
Portrait of Michael Friedländer.
Born(1833-04-29)29 April 1833
Jutroschin, Posen
Died10 December 1910(1910-12-10) (aged 77)

Michael Friedländer (29 April 1833 – 10 December 1910) was an Orientalist and principal of Jews' College, London. He is best known for his English translation of Maimonides' Guide to the Perplexed, which was the most popular such translation until the more recent work of Shlomo Pines, and still remains in print.

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