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DE SOLA, Abraham, clergyman, born in London, 18 September 1825; died in New York, 5 June 1882. He was called to the ministry of the Portuguese synagogue in Montreal, Canada, in 1846, soon identified himself with the various literary and scientific bodies of his adopted country, and was appointed in 1853 professor of Hebrew and oriental literature at McGill University. He received the degree of LL. D. in 1858, and was elected president of the Natural history society of Montreal. In 1872 Dr. De Sola opened the session of the U. S. congress with prayer, He labored by pen and in the pulpit to promote the welfare of his coreligionists, and was an eloquent expounder of Conservative Judaism. His published works include "Scripture Zoology," "The Sanitary Institutions of the Hebrews," "Mosaic Cosmogony," "Sinaitie Inscriptions," "Notes on the Jews of Persia," and minor writings on Jewish history and literature.
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