MARGOLIS, Max Leopold, American He brew philologist: b. Merech, Vilna, Russia, 15 Oct. 1866. In 1889 he was graduated at the Leibniz Gymnasium, Berlin, and in 1890 re ceived the degree of A.M. at Columbia Univer sity and the degree of Ph.D. the following year. In 1892 Dr. Margolis was lecturer on Jewish lit erature at the Glenmore School for Culture Sci ences, Keene, N. Y. From 1892 to 1897 he was connected with the Hebrew Union College, Cin cinnati, as assistant professor of Hebrew and Biblical exegesis. In 1897 he became professor of Semitic languages and literatures at the Uni versity of California, where he was associate professor from 1898 to 1905. In 1905-07 he held the chair of Biblical exegesis at Hebrew Union College. In 1907-08 Dr. Margolis visited Euro pean libraries and in the following year was edi tor-in-chief of Bible translation for the Jewish Publication Society of America. Since 1909 he
has been professor of Biblical philology at the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, Philadelphia. He is the author of Isaacidis quatenus ad textum talmudicum investigandum adifiberi possit tractatu Erubhin ostenditur' (1891) ; The Co lumbia College Manuscript of Meghilla' (1892) ; An Elementary Text-Book of He brew (1893) • The Theological Aspect of Reformed Judaism> (1904) • 'The Holy Scriptures with on Micah' (1M) ;