Meier Aaron Goldschmidt was a Danish novelist. He was born in 1819 and died in 1887. In 1840 he founded what became the most famous of Danish newspapers, The Corsair, celebrated for its brilliant wit and audacioussatire. In 1845 he published his first novel, A Jew, which was translated into English and several other European languages. In 1847 he published a collection of short stories, and began the issue of another newspaper, North and South. His chief novels are Homeless, The Heir, The Haven, and The Vacillator. He also published a series of short stories of Jewish life, and a play, The Rabbi and the Knight. His style is said to be one of the most graceful in the language. Research Meier Goldschmidt
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