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//Was Mendelsohn ever married? Did he have any kids? When/how did he die?//



In 1762, Mendelsohn visited Hamburg. There he met a 24-year old blonde, blue-eyed girl named **Fromet Gugenheim**, who was the daughter of a merchant. They married in June of 1762, and had **six children.**

Their son Abraham was a successful banker and father of **Felix Mendelssohn, the composer of the** //**Midsummer Night's Dream**,// //Scotch// and //Italian// Symphonies, //Fingal's Cave Overture// and the //Violin Concerto in E Minor—// beautiful romantic music that delights us to this day.



Moses Mendelsohn died on January 4, 1786. He died as the result of **a cold** contracted while carrying to his publishers in 1786 the manuscript of a vindication of his friend Lessing, who had predeceased him by five years. Even though Mendelsohn is gone, his philosophical teachings are not, and they continue to influence philosophers and governments everywhere today.

Quotes:

"A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present."

"Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another." " The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight."

"Time is a part of eternity, and of the same piece with it."