Moses Dobruška

Moses Dobruška (1753 – 5 April 1794) was a nephew of Jacob Frank , the founder of the Frankist sect who claimed to be the Jewish messiah . Dobruška was an alchemist , freemason , writer, and poet. In 1773 he converted from Judaism to the Catholic faith and took the name of Franz Thomas Schönfeld. In 1778 he was elevated to nobility in Vienna, becoming Franz Thomas Edler von Schönfeld . Together with Ephraim Joseph Hirschfeld , who did not convert, he became one of the main conspirators of the “Knights of St. John the Evangelists for Asia in Europe,” a secret society of freemasons, which was much talked about in Germany and Austria between 1783 and 1790, not least because it was the first German-speaking fraternal order to accept Jews. In 1792, in the wake of the French Revolution , he traveled via Strasbourg to Paris and became a Jacobin , changing his name, once again, to Junius Frey . The new name derived from Junius from the Roman Junii -family that fostered the famous tyrant slayers the Brutus ', and Frey being the German tranliteration for "liberty". He was arrested for treason and espionage and executed by guillotine in 1794 in connection with the case against his brother-in-law François Chabot . v t e

Moses Dobruška , , alias Junius Frey (12 July 1753, Brno , Moravia – 5 April 1794) was the first cousin once removed of Jacob Frank , the founder of the Frankist sect who claimed to be the Jewish messiah . Dobruška was an alchemist , writer, and poet. On 17 December 1775 he converted from Judaism to the Catholic faith and took the name of Franz Thomas Schönfeld. On 25 July 1778 he was elevated to nobility in Vienna , becoming Franz Thomas Edler von Schönfeld . Together with Ephraim Joseph Hirschfeld , who did not convert, he became one of the main conspirators of the “Knights of St. John the Evangelists for Asia in Europe,” which was much talked about in Germany and Austria between 1783 and 1790, not least because it was the first German-speaking fraternal order to accept Jews. In 1792, in the wake of the French Revolution , he traveled via Strasbourg to Paris and became a Jacobin , changing his name, once again, to Junius Frey . The new name derived from Junius from the Roman Junii family that fostered the famous tyrant slayers the Brutus ', and Frey being the German transliteration for "liberty". He was arrested for treason and espionage and executed by guillotine on 5 April 1794 in connection with the case against his brother-in-law François Chabot . Moses' mother Schöndl was Jakob Frank's first cousin.

Moses Dobruška or Moses Dobruschka , alias Junius Frey (12 July 1753, Brno , Moravia – 5 April 1794) was a writer, poet and revolutionary. His mother was the first cousin of Jacob Frank , who claimed to be the Jewish messiah and founded the Frankist sect. On 17 December 1775 he converted from Judaism to the Catholic faith and took the name of Franz Thomas Schönfeld. On 25 July 1778 he was elevated to nobility in Vienna , becoming Franz Thomas Edler von Schönfeld . Together with Ephraim Joseph Hirschfeld , who did not convert, he became one of the main activists of the masonic lodge of the “Knights of St. John the Evangelists for Asia in Europe,” active in Germany and Austria between 1783 and 1790, which was the first German-speaking masonic order to accept Jews. In 1792, in the wake of the French Revolution , he traveled via Strasbourg to Paris and became a Jacobin , changing his name, once again, to Junius Frey . The new name derived from Junius from the Roman Junii family that fostered the famous tyrant slayer Brutus , and Frey being a transliteration of the German word for "liberty". In June 1793 he published his book Philosophie sociale, dédiée au peuple françois . He was arrested for treason and espionage and executed by guillotine on 5 April 1794 in connection with the case against his brother-in-law François Chabot .

Moses Dobruška or Moses Dobruschka , alias Junius Frey (12 July 1753, Brno , Moravia – 5 April 1794) was a writer, poet and revolutionary. His mother was the first cousin of Jacob Frank , who claimed to be the Jewish messiah and founded the Frankist sect. On 17 December 1775 he converted from Judaism to the Catholic faith and took the name of Franz Thomas Schönfeld. On 25 July 1778 he was elevated to nobility in Vienna , becoming Franz Thomas Edler von Schönfeld . Together with Ephraim Joseph Hirschfeld , who did not convert, he became one of the main activists of the masonic lodge of the “ Knights of St. John the Evangelists for Asia in Europe ,” active in Germany and Austria between 1783 and 1790, which was the first German-speaking masonic order to accept Jews. In 1792, in the wake of the French Revolution , he traveled via Strasbourg to Paris and became a Jacobin , changing his name, once again, to Junius Frey . The new name derived from Junius from the Roman Junii family that fostered the famous tyrant slayer Brutus , and Frey being a transliteration of the German word for "liberty". In June 1793 he published his book Philosophie sociale, dédiée au peuple françois . He was arrested for treason and espionage and executed by guillotine on 5 April 1794 in connection with the case against his brother-in-law François Chabot .