Moses Philippson (born May 9, 1775, in Sandersleben; died April 20, 1814, in Dessau) was a Jewish writer, teacher, translator, and publisher.
[2] Moses Philippson was born into a Jewish family from Krakow, known for its many scholars, rabbis, educators, journalists, doctors, bankers, and scientists.
The family's lineage traces back to the 16th century to Rabbi Joshua Hoeschel ben Joseph (ca.
Since 1799, Philippson taught at the Jewish Franzschule in Dessau, where independent work and thinking were encouraged in the spirit of the Enlightenment.
His most famous work was the textbook "Kinderfreund und Lehrer" (Children's Friend and Teacher), published in two parts in 1808 and 1811.