Salomo Sachs

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Salomo Sachs (hebr. זקס שְׁלֹמֹה Šəlomoh Sachs) (* 22. Dezember 1772 in Berlin; † 14. Mai 1855 ebenda) war ein deutscher Architekt, Astronom, preußischer Baubeamter, Mathematiker, Zeichenlehrer für Architektur und Maschinen-Zeichnungen, Schriftsteller und Universalgelehrter. Er war im Rang eines Regierungsbauinspektors und mit seinem Vetter Major Meno Burg einer der wenigen Juden im preußischen Staatsdienst.

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Salomo Sachs (Hebrew: זקס שְׁלֹמֹה‎, romanized: Šəlomoh Sachs; born on 22 December 1772 in Berlin; died on 14 May 1855) was a German architect, astronomer, Prussian building official, mathematician, drawing teacher for architecture, teacher for machine drawings, building economist, writer, author of non-fiction and textbooks and universal scholar. He attained the rank of a royal building inspector and with his cousin Major Meno Burg they were the only men in the Prussian civil service who had not renounced their Jewish faith.

Sachs was born in Berlin on December 22, 1772, the son of Lottery collector and Protected Jew Joel Jacob Sachs (* July 30, 1738 in Berlin; † April 18, 1820 in Berlin) and his second wife Esther Sachs (ca. 1746–1813). His father was head of the association Bedek Habajith of the Jewish community of Berlin ("The Damage to the House“; "Maintenance of the Building“, here "Building Maintenance") (Hebrew: תחזוקת הבניין‎)[1][2][3][4][5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomo_Sachs