Abraham Geiger

Rabbi Abraham Geiger
Personal
Born	אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר (1810-05-24)24 May 1810 Frankfurt, Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
Died	23 October 1874(1874-10-23) (aged 64) Berlin, Prussia, Germany
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Emilie Oppenheim
Children	Robert Geiger Berthold Geiger Ludwig Geiger Jenny Geiger Ida Geiger
Parents	Aaron Yechiel Michel (Michael Lazarus) Geiger (father) Röschen Wallau (mother)
Alma mater	Heidelberg University University of Bonn
Occupation	Head of the Highschool for Jewish Studies in Berlin (1872–1874) Editor of Jüdische Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Leben (1862–1874)
Signature
Position	Rabbi in Breslau (now Wrocław)
Began	1840
Ended	1863
Other	Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main (1863–1870) Rabbi of Central Berlin (1870–1874)

Abraham Geiger (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם גַיְיגֶר‎ ʼAvrāhām Gayger; 24 May 1810 – 23 October 1874) was a German rabbi and scholar who is considered the founding father of Reform Judaism. 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.