[1][2] Falkovich was born in Dubno, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire during the early nineteenth century, although the exact date is uncertain.
[1] He soon became an early proponent of the Haskalah (Jewish enlightenment) in Volhynia and pseudonymously published Hebrew language writings.
[3][1][2] He was said to have a strong command of Hebrew literature and to be an advocate of using it to write about modern, scientific concepts.
[6] He also translated Philotas by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing into Hebrew, titling it Avinadav and publishing it in Odessa in 1868.
[7] At some point he converted to Christianity, although he did not turn against the Jewish population, but appeared at trials to defend them against charges of Blood libel and wrote essays in defense of them.