Sixth Generation  

General Notes: The Jewish Encyclopaedia 1903
English Orientalist and theologian; born at Zülz, Prussian Silesia, 1809; died in London 1888. He was educated at the yeshibot of Lissa, Nikolsburg, Presburg, and at the University of Berlin. Stopping at Hamburg on his way to London, he was entrusted with the classificationof the Oriental coins in the Sprewitz cabinet. Soon after his arrival in London he was introduced to the Duke of Sussex, who in 1839 appointed him his "Orientalist." He then traveled in the East, where he studied Arabic, Persian, Coptic, Nubian, Turkish, and Circassian. In Cairo he was presented to the khedive, Mohammed Ali Pasha, for whom he translated some hieroglyphic inscriptions. While in Palestine he was attacked by Bedouins, who took everything he had with him, including his collections and note-books. On his return he met at Rome Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, who invited him to travel with them to the Holy Land. When in 1840 Sir Moses went on his Damascus expedition, Loewe accompanied him as his interpreter. In the firman granted for the relief of the accused, Loewe discovered that the word "pardon" ("'afw") was used instead of "acquittal," and it was due to Sir Moses' exertions that the change to "acquittal" was made.
Altogether, Loewe accompanied Sir Moses Montefiore on nine different philanthropic missions. When Jews' College was opened in 1856, he was nominated principal; and when Sir Moses Montefiore opened a theological college at Ramsgate in 1869, he made his friend principal of that institution, which position Loewe retained until three years after the death of his patron.
Loewe wrote: "The Origin of the Egyptian Language," London, 1837; a translation of J. B. Levinsohn's "Efes Dammim," ib. 1841; a translation of David Nieto's "Ma??eh Dan," ib. 1842 (awarded the York Medal); "Observations on a Unique Coptic Gold Coin," 1849; a dictionary of the Circassian language, 1854; as well as several sermons and a Nubian grammar (the latter still in manuscript).

Louis married Emma SILBERSTEIN , daughter of Salomon SILBERSTEIN and Amalie KEMPNER , on 13 March 1844. Emma was born on 7 December 1822.

Children from this marriage were:

   18 M    i. Martin (Mordechai) LOEWE was born in 1844 and died in 1859, at age 15.

+ 19 M    ii. Philip (Hillel?) LOEWE was born 1847?.

+ 20 F    iii. Jessie (Gittel?) LOEWE was born on 1 June 1849 in Broadstairs and died on 25 August 1934 in Vienna, at age 85.

+ 21 M    iv. James Henry LOEWE was born in 1853 and died in 1943, at age 90.

+ 22 M    v. Frederick (Solomon?) LOEWE was born in 1856 in London.

+ 23 M    vi. Solomon LOEWE was born 1857?.

+ 24 F    vii. Paula (Pessel, Pauline, Pearl?) LOEWE was born in 1860 and died in 1929, at age 69.

   25 F    viii. Sally (Selina?) LOEWE was born in 1862 and died in 1921, at age 59.

   26 F    ix. Judith LOEWE was born in 1862 and died in 1917, at age 55.

Jettel married ? REBBITSON ? .

Children from this marriage were:

   27 F    i. Dr ? REBBITSON ? . Another name for ? was Harding.

? married Dr ? HERTZBERG . Another name for ? was HARDING.