Abraham Geiger was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism and the academic field of Quranic studies. Emphasizing Judaism's constant development through its history and universalist traits, Geiger sought to re-formulate received forms and design what he regarded as a religion compliant with modern times.
- Occupation
- historian, rabbi, university teacher, theologian
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- May 24, 1810
- Died
- October 23, 1874