Portrait of Falk attributed to John Singleton Copley[1]
Personal
Born
Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk
1708
Fürth or Pidhaytsi
Died
17 April 1782 (aged 73–74)
London, Great Britain
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.
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