# Joshua Zeitlin

> Joshua Zeitlin was a Russian rabbinical scholar and philanthropist. He was a pupil of the Talmudist Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg, who was the author of Sha'agat Aryeh. Being an expert in political economics, he maintained close relations with Prince Potemkin, the favorite of Catherine the Great. During the Turko-Russian war, Zeitlin furnished the Russian army with various supplies, and managed that business so well that afterwards, he was appointed as Imperial Court Councillor.

*Russian rabbi*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Russia
- **Born:** 1742
- **Died:** 1822-08-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joshua Zeitlin was a Russian rabbinical scholar and philanthropist. He was a pupil of the Talmudist Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg, who was the author of Sha'agat Aryeh. Being an expert in political economics, he maintained close relations with Prince Potemkin, the favorite of Catherine the Great. During the Turko-Russian war, Zeitlin furnished the Russian army with various supplies, and managed that business so well that afterwards, he was appointed as Imperial Court Councillor.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Joshua Zeitlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Zeitlin)
- [יהושע צייטלין](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A2_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%99%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9F)
- [Цейтлин, Иошуа](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%98%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%83%D0%B0)
- [Іошуа Цейтлін](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%83%D0%B0_%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD)
- [چوشوا زيتلين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290336)

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