# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/isaac-leeser
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:34:13.693Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/isaac-leeser"
name: "Isaac Leeser"
slug: "isaac-leeser"
description: "Isaac Leeser was an American Orthodox Jewish religious leader, teacher, scholar and publisher. He helped found the Jewish press of America, produced the first Jewish translation of the Bible into English, and helped organize various social and educational organizations. He is considered one of the most important nineteenth century American Jewish personalities. He was \"fiercely opposed\" to Reform Judaism and was regarded as one of the most important \"orthodox\" rabbis of his era. Leeser is regarded as a forerunner by both Modern Orthodox Judaism and Conservative Judaism."
tagline: "American Rabbi and newspaper editor (1806–1868)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Isaac_Leeser.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1806-12-12"
deathDate: "1868-02-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.01
  momentum:             2.436548223350254
  historical:           3.950973333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     25
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%83_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "ايساك ليسير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Leeser"
    title: "Isaac Leeser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Leeser"
    title: "Isaac Leeser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%97%D7%A7_%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%A8"
    title: "יצחק ליסר"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1673417"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump