Nachman Krochmal

Nachman Krochmal was a 19th-century Jewish philosopher, theologian, and historian. Born in Brody, Galicia, he studied Talmud and philosophy from a young age. He worked as a merchant and then a bookkeeper, refusing an invitation to the rabbinate of Berlin. Krochmal is known for the only book he wrote, Moreh Nevukhei HaZeman (Guide for the Perplexed of the Time), an influential work on the philosophy of Jewish History.