Shimon Sofer
Born | (1820-12-18)December 18, 1820 (13 Tevet 5581 Anno Mundi) Pressburg, Austrian empire, now Bratislava, Slovakia
Died | March 26, 1883(1883-03-26) (aged 62) (17 Adar II 5643 Anno Mundi) Krakow, Austro-Hungary, now Poland
Resting place | Krakow
Residence | Krakow
Nationality | Jew
Other names | Rabbi Simon Schreiber, the Michtav Sofer
Occupation | Chief Rabbi
Spouse(s) | Miriam Sternberg
Children | Akiva, Yisrael David Simcha (Bunim), Yoel, Shlomo Aleksandri, Asher, Raizel (Kornitzer), Shulamit (Roth)
Parent(s) | Moshe and Sarel Sofer (Schreiber)
Relatives | Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer (Brother)