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Ada Sara Adler (1878-1946) was a Danish classical scholar and librarian. 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is a person who develops procedures for organizing information and provides services that assist and instruct people in the most efficient ways to identify and access any needed information or information resource (article, book, magazine, etc. ...


She is best known for her critical, standard edition of the Suda, which she published in 5 volumes (Leipzig, 1928-1938). To Pauly-Wissowa's Realencyclopädie she contributed several articles. Suda (Σουδα or alternatively Suidas) is a massive 10th century Byzantine Greek historical encyclopædia of the ancient Mediterranean world. ... Pauly-Wissowa is the name commonly used for the Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, 1894ff, a German encyclopedia of classical scholarship. ...


In 1916 she published a catalogue of Greek manuscripts in the Royal Library, Copenhagen. In 1931, she was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Royal Library in Copenhagen (Danish: Det Kongelige Bibliotek) is the national library of Denmark and the largest and most important library of Scandinavia. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark. ... The Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (Travel Award) is awarded annually to distinguished Danish female academics, artists and writers. ...


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Adler Family History (1166 words)
When time ran out on the motley crew and Sabbath descended, Ada's odyssey was put on hold until while she and her crew disembarked from the train and made Sabbath right there in the fields - with children Wolf and his wife, David, Morris, Joseph, Ida, and grandchild Rose all in her watchful eye.
Ada, together with her youngest child and only daughter Ida, moved to lived with her son Abraham and family.
Benjamin and Ada are buried side-by-side, in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, in Baltimore.
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