JOHLSOIIN, J. JOSEPH, was born in Fulda, 1777. Being the son of a rabbi, he was instructed from his early youth in the original language of the O. T., in which he afterwards greatly distinguished himself. He left his native place early in life, and went to Frankfort-on-the-Maine, where he was engaged in private tuition ; he afterwards went to Kreuznach and became Professor of Hebrew, etc., in a public academy, but was called back, in ISI3, by the Grand Duke to the professorial chair of Hebrew and religion in thc Jewish academy at Frankfort. Here he at once began his public litemry career, and published (t) a valuable work on the fundamentals of the 7ewish religion, entitled with an appendix describing the ners and customs of the Hebrews, the-Maine 1814 ; second ed. 1819. (2) A logical hz.stozy of the Bible, in Hebrew, with the moral sayings of the Scriptures, seven Psalms with Kimchi's Commentary, a Hebrew Chresto mathy with notes, and a glossary called nr-191n rrizt., Frankfort-on-the-Maine 1820 ; second ed.
1837. (3) The Pentateuch translated into German, with annotations, Frankfort-on-the-Maine 1831. (4) The Sacred Scriptures of the yezos, translated hito Gernzan, with annotations, vol. ii. containing Joshua, Samuel, and Kings, Frankfort-on-the Maine 1836. (5) A Hebrew Grammar for schools, entitled i)vri forming a second part to the new ed. of the Chrestomalky, Frankfort-on-the Maine 1838. (6) A Hebrew Lexicon, giving also the synonyms, with an appendix containing an explan ation of the abbreviations used in the Rabbinical writings, entitled IVI$n Tip, Frankfort-on-the-Maine 1840. (7) A historical ana' dogmatic treatise on cir cumcision, Frankfort-on-the-Maine 1843. Johl sohn died in Frankfort-on-the-Maine in 1851. Comp. Stein, Der Israelitiselze Volkslehrer, vol. i., Frankfort-on-the-Maine 1851, p. 140, ff. ; Ffirst, Bibliotheca yudaica, vol. ii. p. 99, etc.-C. D. G.