Baal Shem of London | |
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![]() Portrait of Falk attributed to John Singleton Copley[1] | |
Personal life | |
Born | Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk 1708 |
Died | 17 April 1782 (aged 73–74) |
Religious life | |
Religion | Judaism |
Buried | Alderney Road Jewish Cemetery, London |
Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk (Hebrew: חיים שמואל יעקב דפאלק מרדיולה לנידו; 1708 – 17 April 1782), also known as the Baal Shem of London and Doctor Falckon, was a rabbi, Baal Shem, kabbalist and alchemist.