German numismatist; born in Berlin June 25, 1813; died there April 4, 1884. After studying at the universities of Bonn and Berlin, and traveling in Italy (1838-39), he obtained a position at the K�nigliche Sammlung der Antiken-M�nzen in Berlin (1840). In 1868 he became director of the numismatic section of the Berlin Museum. In 1872 he was elected a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Besides numerous papers in numismatic journals, he wrote: "Die M�nzen des Johanniterordens auf Rhodos," Berlin, 1843; "Die M�nzen Justinians" (with Pinder), 1843; "Die M�nzen der Ostgothen," ib. 1844; "Die M�nzen der Vandalen," ib. 1849; "Die Oskischen M�nzen," Leipsic, 1850; "Das K�nigliche M�nzkabinet" (with Von Sallet), 2d ed., Berlin, 1877; Supplement, 1882; "Die Italienischen Schaum�nzen des 15. Jahrhunderts," ib. 1880-82; "Verzeichnis von Griechischen M�nzen, Welche aus Modernen Stempeln Gepr�gt Sind," ib. 1883. He edited G. Schadow's "Aufs�tze und Briefe," D�sseldorf, 1864; 2d ed., Stuttgart, 1890. From his literary remains Weil published "Repertorium zur Antiken Numismatik," a supplement to Mionnet's "Description des M�dailles Antiques," Berlin, 1885.
Friedl�nder's entire family embraced Christianity in 1820.